Create an Edward Gorey-style illustration featuring a large mechanical camel in a dramatic scene with a performer appearing to be caught under its foot. Use intricate cross-hatching to convey the textures of the camel's mechanical and faux fur parts, emphasizing a sense of both rugged machinery and eerie realism. Render the performer with an exaggerated expression that combines tension and detachment, giving them an air of stoic calm despite the dramatic situation. The crowd of onlookers should be depicted with minimal facial details, their vacant expressions lending a sense of detachment, as if they're only passive observers. Keep the background minimal, suggesting only faint outlines of the surrounding scene to heighten the sense of isolation. Include symbolic motifs such as a small bird perched on the mechanical camel or a distant clock to subtly hint at deeper meanings, creating an atmosphere of underlying tension and strangeness.