The Architects of an Order #16· Sep 1, 2025

This artwork portrays the leaders of China, Russia, and India as architects actively constructing a new global framework, symbolizing the SCO's ambition to create a multipolar world. The interlocking geometric blocks represent their combined economic and strategic power, building a cohesive non-Western bloc. In contrast, the fractured and sinking forms in the background allude to the decline of the unipolar, Western-led system they seek to challenge. The composition captures the deliberate and strategic nature of this geopolitical realignment.

• Themes: Multipolarity, Strategic realignment, Challenge to US/Western hegemony, South-South cooperation, Regional security, Economic integration, Shifting global power dynamics
• Actors: Xi Jinping, Vladimir Putin, Narendra Modi, Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO)
• Tone: Neutral
• Impact: Critical