CIARAN NORRIS
Instagram : @ciarannorrisart
This project aims to highlight how quick the government and media can be to scapegoat students for many things. This time it was for the spread of COVID-19, with young adults and students being described as the main reason for the increases in cases. This claim has since been taken back; however, we cannot allow our government to point fingers and avoid blame. They must be responsible for the negative decisions they make that negatively impact our entire nation. This series of photoshop made images incorporate a series of students who were at one point ‘blamed’ for the spread of COVID-19. Within the masks a collage of news headline showing what the media are deciding to show the public. This is all to distract us from the poor leadership we are currently governed by.
The reduced portraits linked to the facelessness in which our ‘leaders’ view us. Followed by the chaotic nature in which news is forced upon us allows for the mess if collaged headlines. A forced mix of chaos and simplicity. #TheStudentVirus
