Coronavirus: A Social Commentary

"Coronavirus: A Social Commentary" is a handbound book, containing a series of short pieces of text that document what it has been like to live through the Covid-19 pandemic. Each piece of text was created by compiling “found text” phrases or sentences that were extracted from public Instagram captions posted under the popular coronavirus related hashtags at the time of creation (October 2020). Each piece of text is accompanied by an illustration, creating both a visual and written documentation of the collective feelings, thoughts, and experiences of those living through the Covid-19 pandemic. The book plays on the value society has found in reading, making and connecting online during 2020; whilst also confronting the reality of Covid-19 head-on, emphasising the collective nature of the experience we are all going through and applying a sense of humanity to a year that has, for many, felt so surreal. Access the full book at: https://issuu.com/gemmanics/docs/coronavirus_a_social_commentary_gemma_nics?fr=sNzE0NzIyOTA1MTk