Alrik de Jong Kunst & Fotografie 19 mrt 2020, 13:12

13 rake cartoons en illustraties die het belang van ‘sociale afstand’ duiden

Kunstenaars, grafisch ontwerpers en andere creatieven hebben hun pen dan wel digitale pen erbij gepakt om de coronacrisis en het belang van sociale afstand te duiden in de vorm van cartoons. Deze vorm van creativiteit is raak en zorgt soms ook nog voor die broodnodige lach op je gezicht.

Net zoals muzikanten zitten de meeste kunstenaars en grafisch ontwerpers thuis op dit moment. Ook zij gaan creatief om met de coronacrisis en maken maken zich op hun manier nuttig voor de samenleving. Een greep uit de adviserende, ontnuchterende en soms hilarische cartoons op social media die het belang van sociale afstand duiden. Hiervoor is social media bedoeld.

1. De symptomen van het coronavirus

De Britse Mona Chalabi heeft een serie grafische cartoons gedeeld met de volgende boodschap: stay the f*ck at home!.

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If you think you might be sick and you can stay at home, then STAY THE FUCK AT HOME.

A post shared by Mona Chalabi (@monachalabi) on Mar 13, 2020 at 10:09am PDT

2. Let een beetje op elkaar

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Individualism is the enemy of public health.

A post shared by Mona Chalabi (@monachalabi) on Mar 13, 2020 at 10:11am PDT

3. Sociale afstand

Juan Delcan en Valentina Izaguirre beelden het belang van sociale afstand uit met lucifers.

Do your part and stay home. It’s all we can do. pic.twitter.com/dLOkV3znNe

— juan delcan & valentina izaguirre (@juan_delcan) March 16, 2020

4. Nog meer lucifers

Ook de Zweedse illustrator Sara Andreasson gebruikt lucifers om social distancing te duiden.

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If you can, please stay at home. We all need to make an effort to help protect the more vulnerable people in our communities and try and break the chain of infection. ? The fact is that you might be carrying the virus without showing any symptoms, so it’s important to minimise contact with others even if you consider yourself healthy. These are difficult times for all of us, but especially for the less fortunate people in our society so it’s time we come together and show some compassion. ? Don’t be selfish, don’t stockpile, stay at home as much as you possibly can, and if you must go out please practice good hygiene and try and keep your distance. ? I’m hopeful that when all this is over, we will have learned something valuable about working together as a community.

A post shared by Sara Andreasson (@saraandreasson) on Mar 16, 2020 at 4:59am PDT

5. Alternatieven voor handen schudden

De Nieuw-Zeelandse cartoonist en microbioloog Siouxsie Wiles creëerden samen acht alternatieven voor handen schudden. Sociale afstand hoeft niet asociaal te zijn.

Some no-touch greetings for @SiouxsieW’s latest piece. Stay safe and stay friendly
https://t.co/0bQ1U4ZAXU pic.twitter.com/irGfmtU9Cg

— Toby Morris (@XTOTL) March 15, 2020

6. Was je handen

Grafisch ontwerper Christoph Niemann roept mensen in zijn kenmerkende stijl op om hun handen te wassen.

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Friends! Please wash your hands. Please stay at home. The best advice I read about #Corona today was about changing our mindset: instead of trying not to get infected, we should assume we ARE infected and do everything so we don’t transmit it to somebody else. Stay safe and when you need to be out, try to have a kind word for all the people who are working under a huge amount of pressure (nurses, bus drivers, police officers, supermarket cashiers).

A post shared by Christoph Niemann (@abstractsunday) on Mar 15, 2020 at 4:55am PDT

7. Voor en tijdens de quarantaine

De Franse illustrator Jean Jullien zorgt voor een lach op je gezicht.

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Spot the 7 differences

A post shared by Jean Jullien (@jean_jullien) on Mar 17, 2020 at 8:51am PDT

8. Toiletpapier hamsteren

Fokke en Sukke duiden de ziekelijke drang om toiletpapier te hamsteren. Op het Instagram-account van Fokke en Sukke vind je meer treffende cartoons over de coronacrisis.

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#fokkeensukke #coronavirus #hamsteren

A post shared by Fokke._.Sukke (@fokke._.sukke) on Mar 14, 2020 at 7:48am PDT

9. Denk wij in plaats van mij

Visueel kunstenaar Oliver Jeffers hamert op collectivisme tijdens de coronacrisis.

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This virus doesn’t care about your passport or your bank balance. It can affect any of us. But hopefully not all of us if we act in unison to defeat it. Be safe. Be sensible. Be sensitive. One in, all in. Wash your hands. Keep your distance, but keep your hysteria in check too. Be kind to each other. Support local businesses. Keep in mind those less well off than you. Listen only to reputable sources (like @who ) We can do this, Earth. Good luck everyone. #covid #coronavirus #bekind #weareone #stayathome

A post shared by Oliver Jeffers (@oliverjeffers) on Mar 14, 2020 at 9:48am PDT

10. Hoe lang blijft het virus zitten op materiaal?

Nog een illustratie van Mona Chalabi, op basis van informatie van Journal of Hospital Infection.

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There are two studies I could have used for this. One looked at previous coronaviruses (SARS, MERS-CoV, and HCoV) and was peer reviewed, the other one looked at this coronavirus specifically (COVID-19) but it was only published a week ago and hasn’t been peer reviewed. That second study found much shorter times (it found that the virus can survive on plastic and stainless steel for up to 72 hours and on cardboard for up to 24 hours) but I wanted to steer on the side of caution. But also, now you have all the information so you can decide for yourself!

A post shared by Mona Chalabi (@monachalabi) on Mar 17, 2020 at 2:50pm PDT

11. Positieve boodschap

De in Barcelona gevestigde Zweedse illustrator deelt met haar cartoons en illustraties positieve boodschappen. In de onderstaande post wijst ze mensen erop dat dit een goed moment is om jezelf een kans te geven wat minder gehaast en minimalistisch te leven.

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One good thing with spending so much time at home by yourself is that you really get the chance to set into a slow and more simple way of living, giving your head some extra peace and quiet so that you can dig a little bit deeper into certain things going on inside you. Even as a introverted person who already needs a lot of time for myself I still notice a difference during these last few days if quarantine in Spain. Even though I miss having more face-to-face social interaction it’s interesting to see what happens when you completely need to let go of most of the things you would normally do. Take care of yourselves ? try to find things to do at home that gives you peace and pleasure. #yomequedoencasa

A post shared by Petra Eriksson Illustrator (@petraerikssonstudio) on Mar 15, 2020 at 6:24am PDT

12. Thuisonderwijs

Ook Argus doet een duit in het zakje.

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Thuisonderwijs pittige opgave voor ouders. Cartoon: @argusonline

A post shared by Metro (@metro) on Mar 19, 2020 at 3:43am PDT

13. Coronavirus reward stickers

Hou jij sociale afstand en doe je er alles aan om besmetting te voorkomen? Dan verdien je een van deze stickers.

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? #comics #washyourhands #coronavirusrewardstickers

A post shared by Gemma Correll (@gemmacorrell) on Mar 16, 2020 at 12:02pm PDT

Bonus: Donald Trump

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Tomorrow’s lines… social distancing ? • • • #trump #president #presidenttrump #socialdistancing #coronavirus #covid_19 #testing #tp #toiletpaper #couch #science #foxnews #art #cartoon #illustration #workinprogress

A post shared by Adam Zyglis (@adamzyglis) on Mar 16, 2020 at 1:17pm PDT

Check ook: Deze artiesten geven livestream concerten op social media tijdens de coronacrisis