By Daniel Gonzalez

Medium: linocut
Image Size: 10 x 6.5 inches

"Authority of the Sovereign" critiques the military-industrial complex and the exhaustion of fossil fuels, portraying a monstrous, dual-faced figure with a devilish head holding a bomb labeled "PEACEMAKER" and a skeletal upper body grasping an oil derrick. The imagery suggests a symbiotic relationship between militarism and fossil fuel dependency, with the bomb’s dove symbolizing the false promise of peace amid destruction. Below, a cityscape crumbles as panicked figures flee, their chaotic movements reflecting the population’s suffering under the weight of environmental degradation and endless war.