Sketchbook Portraits...

Pen Drawings of William Pooley, Umaru and Pauline Cafferkey

Scientific Illustration of the Ebola Virion

Sketchbook Development

Following on from from my research into Ebola cases in the UK and Freetown, Sierra Leone I have continued to draw portraits of each person affected by the Ebola Virus. Above I have experimented using paint and tracing paper in order to show the temporary effect of Ebola.

Illustrations of the Ebola Virion, Pencil Drawn (Right) and Screen Printed (Left) 

Using the scientific illustration of the Ebola Virion, I have used tracing paper in order to overlay the image of the portraits of each of the Ebola victims. I have decided to use the tracing paper to reflect the layers found in the specialist care units. I feel that the tracing paper also reflects the how people view those who have contracted the virus, blurring the identity of the person behind the label. 

I feel that this piece works fairly successfully to convey what I am trying to say within my work, however, I would like to develop this idea further to show the difference in treatment towards each person after being both confirmed Ebola positive and post treatment, for example, the isolation by groups of people of some victims such as Umaru. I will be taking this piece to show in Crit in order to gain a wider perspective and se whether my message is as clear as I'd hope it to be.