This was created by Jennifer M. Potter using the iProcreate app on the iPad. It depicts a type of interaction that no one could have imagined that has recently become the new normal. With social distancing guidelines, people are finding creative and safe ways to satisfy their craving for face-to-face connections. In the foreground, a parent and child are leaning forward towards the street. A man that they seem to know who is holding a toddler is waving at them. The man and his child are both wearing masks which are reflective of the new guidelines put forth because of the pandemic. There are also several people in the background but their bodies are a gray color. This digital artwork is overflowing with color. The road is a mosaic pattern and there are bubbles of color scattered throughout the piece that gives the piece a dream-like quality. The changes that many have had to adjust to because of the pandemic may have seemed like a dream and surreal, but they were the reality. Although some of the changes were not ideal, people have adjusted and found ways to give each other hope to each other. In this case, the man that is safely waving to the family on the balcony is a beautiful example of this resilience and is represented by the bright color scheme.
This photograph was taken by Matteo Nardone. At the center, a black woman stands confidently with her left hand on her hip and her right fist in the air, a symbol of the Black Lives Matter movement. Much like the woman in the foreground, the other protesters are also wearing masks. The woman with her fist in the air is also wearing gloves. These people knew that there was a risk in being with such a large crowd, and yet, they did so anyway because they felt so strongly about police brutality. The death of George Floyd sparked a series of protests around the world. People from all walks of life and different places all came together to support the Black Lives Matter causes in the United States. This is just one example of how activism has connected people during a pandemic.
A restaurant owner in New York City donates food to frontline workers. The masks that the people are wearing and the tent on the left-hand side of the photo are reminders of the grim situation in New York City. During the Covid-19 pandemic, frontline workers have been working tirelessly to treat patients with inadequate equipment. In New York, many hospitals were overcrowded and struggled to keep up with the number of cases. Many ordinary citizens have tried to support the frontline workers by staying at home to try to slow down the spread of the virus and donating what they can. Generosity became a catalyst for social connection in a time where millions are unemployed and struggling to pay bills.
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