Video: Pandemic and doctors saving the lives of millions, illustrated by an Iranian artist
2024 Author: Richard Flannagan | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-15 23:55
The coronavirus pandemic that has swept our planet over the past six months has fundamentally changed not only the usual way of life for many people. She made many think, change their plans, rethink the values of life. How could we, standing on the threshold of 2020, imagine what tests await us in the very near future. Of course not. At the forefront in the fight against the terrible virus, as always, there were doctors, selflessly saving people. It is they who deserve the all-encompassing gratitude from all inhabitants of the Earth, it is they who are real-life superheroes. The 39-year-old saw them as such. graphic artist from Iran Alireza Pakdel.
The Iranian artist, under the great impression of what he saw during the pandemic, decided to show with his work what it is like for humanity in this difficult time. He created a whole series of illustrations reflecting the current situation in the world associated with the merciless struggle with an invisible enemy. On them you can see the harsh reality of the lives of those who sacrifice themselves to stop the spread of the impending catastrophe. He dedicated his highly emotional series of drawings to doctors and other emergency workers around the world, requiring no signature or comment at all.
The artist not only demonstrated in his drawings how hard the work of doctors in the harsh conditions of quarantine is, he skillfully emphasized the power of solidarity between people of different professions, empathy and protection of each other. His characters convey all sorts of feelings and experience various non-fictional situations, which are reflected in today's difficult day.
Here is a group of doctors struggling to hold the hands of a clock to await the vaccine, a doctor and a nurse trying to break the chain of coronavirus that has shackled the patient's arms. Or a touching illustration where a doctor sacrifices himself to protect a group of patients from a deadly virus. Of course, this concern and dedication is worthy of great respect and worship.
Now none of the specialists in different spheres of life undertakes to predict for sure how long the consequences of the crisis will be felt and how serious they will become. It is only known for certain that global adjustments are inevitable. Humanity is already experiencing a painful meltdown, which has given rise to a global rethinking of values.
Of course, the coronavirus will radically change our habits in the future. So, after quarantine, people will probably continue to avoid various public events, they will visit cafes and restaurants less; if possible, stop using public transport and spend more time in nature.
To this day, media channels urge people to isolate themselves. All theaters, gyms, museums and other entertainment venues are closed. All hospitals around the world are overcrowded with sick people. The entire way of life of mankind revolves around a global pandemic, which does not release victims from its tenacious paws.
And in conclusion, I would like to note that the history of art gives us many examples of how various epidemics and their causative agents, not to mention Death itself, inspired artists to use heartbreaking stories in their work.
For example, there are paintings that leave a deep trace in the memory of a person for a lifetime - it is worth seeing them at least once. The impression of what he saw seems to penetrate into the subconscious and excite the soul for a long time and makes you think. Such a work, undoubtedly, is the "Triumph of Death" by Pieter Bruegel the Elder, where the author was able to erase the line between the kingdom of the dead and the world of the living, vividly showing the omnipotence of Death and the helplessness of man. You can read about this unique piece in our publication: "The Triumph of Death": What is the secret of Bruegel's painting, which has been shaking the minds and imaginations of people for almost 500 years.
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