Title: Drop dead gorgeous
Description: "Drop Dead Gorgeous is a visual book comprised of scientific and editorial illustrations of the Covid-19 virus sourced online during April, May and June, 2020. In the style of colorist painting, the book sequence reveals the tension between the seductive aesthetics of the picture and its deadly pandemic effect. While scientific images transform into editorial illustrations, the book gains momentum building a narrative toward a sci-fi ending. As Covid-19 affects every nation, some images in the book are paired with the headlines published in a variety of languages. Like photographs made of the Kennedy assassination, the Challenger disaster, and the terror of 9/11, the iconic imagery of Covid-19 collected in Drop Dead Gorgeous is informed by a world wide visual lexicon specific to this moment. "
Subjects: Diseases in art, COVID-19 (Disease), Popular works, Artists' books, Specimens, Artistic Photography, Conceptual art, Scientific illustration
Time periods: 21st century