The dung beetle system
2026
- Medium
- Ballpoint on paper
- Size
- 30 × 21 cm (11.8 × 8.3 in)Unframed dimensions
For a dung beetle, dung is not waste, but a source of life. It carries and protects it because it serves a purpose.
This work draws a parallel with workers whose value is often measured by productivity, wages, and usefulness rather than their dignity as human beings.
They may be protected, yet not truly valued.
When human value is measured only by usefulness, what remains of our dignity?