March On depicts forced movement disguised as progress. A line of displaced figures advances uniformly, burdened with belongings, heads lowered, bodies compressed into repetition. Ahead of them walks a single child, separated by colour, holding a balloon shaped like a house, fragile, weightless, and already drifting away. The balloon functions as both hope and illusion. It represents home not as a place of safety, but as a memory, light enough to float, impossible to hold onto. The child does not look back. Leadership here is not authority, but survival instinct. The composition deliberately stretches horizontally, echoing historical images of migration, evacuation, and exile. There is no visible destination, only forward motion. The figures behind follow because stopping is not an option. By isolating colour to the idea of “home,” Mr Phantom makes a devastating statement: permanence exists only as an idea, while displacement is lived reality. The march continues, regardless of who leads or why.
