Birthing A Bomb

In Birthing a Bomb, Vladimir Putin is depicted mid-labor—giving birth to a nuclear weapon. Donald Trump, haloed like a saint, acts as the midwife, complicit in the delivery. Both figures are framed in the style of Russian Orthodox iconography, their golden halos mocking the sacred, turning prophecy into profanity.

This work is a visceral response to the Ukrainian war crisis, created during the height of nuclear threats. The bomb, still wet with metaphorical blood, is not just a weapon—it’s the grotesque child of authoritarian power and global narcissism.

The piece asks:

When men play gods, who bleeds?