Reflections on a post-corona-time
Day-afterthoughts

Intellectuals and artists around the world on the social consequences of the pandemic

A virus is showing us how globally networked and yet how fragile our public life is. What does the pandemic mean to and for each of us and for society as a whole?

Here are some responses from intellectuals and artists around the world with regard to our present predicament and what lies in store for us afterwards.

Colombo
The Packet, Artist Collective

This is the time to understand the pain of those who suffered, suffer and will suffer all around the world before, during and after COVID-19.
This pain is inestimable so instead we should all focus on the hope for a better future, not only one without a virus but a future without the social viruses of war, racism, lack of empathy or the disrespect of nature.

Seattle
Trimpin, Künstler

Art and culture survived centuries of disasters and economic problems. Each individual person on this planet recognizes that humanity cannot exist without art and their cultural heritage. This unprecedented challenge will require that all of us must contribute whatever we can do to keep art alive.

Berlin
Esther Dischereit, Author

Maybe those who’ve still got a job and a flat will end up being a lousy minority. An envied little clique who get to travel the world as much as they like, spreading emissions across the globe – and planning flights to the moon because Antarctica is melting and bears in the woods are dying of diseases somehow caused by the heat.

Hanoi
Giang Dang, Scientist and Activist

They say a crisis lays bare what’s already there. It’s certainly true with the Vietnamese nationalism. Blinded by their hatred against China, many Vietnamese celebrate Trump like a hero, because he called the Corona virus the Chinese virus.

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Reflections on a post-corona-time Day-afterthoughts

Colombo The Packet, Artist Collective

Seattle Trimpin, Künstler

Berlin Esther Dischereit, Author