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Covid19-inspired artwork

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Covid19-inspired artwork

Capturing the Coronavirus pandemic in words and images

To borrow from Jonathan Larson’s “Seasons of Love” [RENT, the musical], I wonder how do we measure a month in a life defined by the Coronavirus? I’ve never lived through a pandemic. I’ve been covering HIV and AIDS for almost twenty years, oftentimes through the stories of long-term survivors, but I’ve never lived through the crisis of the early days of that pandemic.

So, how does one really capture the story of a pandemic, while living through the pandemic themselves? Journaling? Documenting each day in thoughts and worries, text and visuals, news updates?

Read more at https://alinaoswald.com/2020/03/31/coronavirus-pandemic-snapshots/

Also, for more covid19-related and other images, feel free to visit me on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/alina.oswald/