Dodgeball – Fiona Hoskyns-Abrahall UK
In 2018, The World Health Organisation created a priority list of 10 viral diseases that have the potential to cause a global pandemic. The one they were most concerned about was Disease X – a virus yet to be identified which would combine all the deadliest features.
After reading an article about Disease X, Fiona started creating a series of virus inspired tapestries examining the complacency shown by Governments worldwide and the work being carried out by scientist. This tapestry series was named after children’s games to reflect the endless political squabbling and game-playing which failed to realize the severity of the threat highlighted by scientists.
Roll forward to the Covid 19 pandemic and we are all playing a deadly game to dodgeball trying to avoid catching this new disease being bombarded with science, rules and restrictions and lies.