This artwork comes from Cicada by Shaun Tan, first published in 2018. The story follows Cicada, an insect who works in a corporate office for many years, performing his duties quietly and diligently in a world structured entirely around human systems. He does everything expected of him—arrives on time, completes his tasks, obeys rules—yet remains unseen, unvalued, and misunderstood. The office spaces are rigid and repetitive, filled with grey walls, paperwork, and silent authority figures, refle