this piece explores the tension between self-importance and universal scale. at the center, the word me expands with pride, radiating beams that suggest the belief that the self surpasses humanity. to the left, sweeping rays and statements evoke progress and cultural richness, while to the right, civic forms reflect global diversity and variety. though me appears as a monarch at the center of life, the work reveals the fragility of this illusion—reminding us that the individual, however magnified, remains only a small part of the vast universe.