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Megan Herbert
At the start of 2020, few people would have believed that Australia’s borders would be closed for almost two years, or that we would become a nation of armchair experts in virus spread and data modelling. This cartoon, produced before the pandemic’s first anniversary, retains its relevance and acts as a benchmark for shifting times.
‘Our cartoonists can use fiction to express a truth and Megan’s cartoon speaks volumes’ commented fellow artist and exhibition researcher, Fiona Katauskas.
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