The official catalog of the 14th edition of CartoonSEA—Italy’s prestigious national cartoon contest—has been released, offering a dazzling showcase of satire and imagination under the bold theme: "YOU HUMANS… Emancipated or Bullied by Machines?".
🎯 This year’s theme hits home
Between man and machine, between artificial intelligence and human creativity... Are we heading toward liberation from labor? Or witnessing a quiet takeover that dims our unique spark of imagination? .. The Italian cartoonists answer—with sharp wit, bold lines, and disarming humor.
📖 The catalog presents a curated selection of brilliant works by artists from across Italy, each piece a visual mirror reflecting our evolving bond with technology—raising philosophical questions with elegance and irony.
🌊 Hosted annually in the coastal city of Fano, CartoonSEA is a national competition exclusively for Italian cartoonists, it's a cultural event where satire becomes a lens to explore contemporary life, it provides a platform for addressing modern-day social and cultural questions through the lens of satire and visual commentary.