Uphill Profits, Downhill Lives: Leg Day for the Lower Class (because someone had to power your promotion)

Editorial Illustration - Series

2026

Hitanshi Ajay Shah, Savannah, GA
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Program: Illustration
School: Savannah College of Art and Design

This illustration explores capitalism as a wellness-approved pyramid where some people climb the ladder while others become it. This illustration frames capitalism as a wellness-approved pyramid where exhaustion is the entry fee, empathy gets lighter with altitude, and the loosest hands belong to those who never had to grip the ladder. It's a darkly playful reminder that in this system, there's burnout below and bonuses above.