Recently, I selected two pieces from my editorial illustration work that feel especially meaningful to me. Both are built around strong visual metaphors: one uses tear-off rental notices to form the shape of a house, while the other turns the disappearance of insects into a quiet chain reaction.
Room Wanted, Life Pending
Society & Urban Life
Tear-off rental notices form the shape of a house, while people move through it with boxes, suitcases, and everyday belongings.
I wanted to show how the search for housing can make life feel temporary, crowded, and constantly in motion — as if home is always just out of reach.
The Quiet Extinction of Insects
Biodiversity & Insect Decline
A visual metaphor for the quiet chain reaction caused by insect decline.
Through a simple contrast, I tried to visualise a butterfly-effect-like chain reaction — from black and white to colour, and from a tiny insect to an oversized knife and fork.
The idea behind this piece is that the disappearance of insects may seem like a small thing, but it can indirectly affect birds, flowers, fruits, and eventually human survival.
Although the two pieces focus on very different subjects, they share a similar intention: to let one clear visual idea carry a larger story.
Looking back at them together, I’m interested in how visual metaphor can make complex issues feel more immediate — not by explaining everything, but by creating an image that stays with the viewer.