Description:
“I Don’t Want to Set the World On Fire” is a 1941 song by The Ink Spots
and is recently popularised by appearing as one of the songs in the game Fallout 3.
This artwork seeks to reenact the post war atmosphere.
The Hiroshima Bombing is used as the main pictorial representation of the end of the war and the start of an arms race.
The sufferings due to the aftermath of the prolonged war, is portrayed by the tears droplets
that are dripping from the eye.
The other picture used is of the World’s first view of the Earth. The crescent of the
Earth was photographed on August 23, 1966. It signifys the rapid technological advancement
in the post war era.
Lastly, the baby which is mildly visible at the botton of the artwork, is a sign of the baby
boomer generation after the war. Looking upon what has happened in the world before,
tears streamed down from his eyes.