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Red and yellow hearts representing AIDS and love. Colour screenprint by Rajlich Design, 1995.

A man with a scimitar, and a bleeding heart; representing the blood donation service run in Cuba by the Comité de Defensa de la Revolución. Colour silk screen print by S. Goire Castilla, 1987.

The head of an ostrich, a bird that is known to bury its head in the ground; representing those who ignore AIDS. Colour silk screen print after M. Negro, 1993.

A squared background across which is written the words "Aujourd'hui, demain, après demain ... après"; representing the future despite the impact of AIDS. Colour silk screen print after P. Corillon, 1993.

A blind-folded man dressed in black stands in the corner of a room open to the sky; he looks down at a white skull, representing ignorance of the lethal effects of AIDS. Colour silk screen print after Moebius, 1993.

Positive and negative paintings of children hugging each other, referring to children who are HIV positive or negative. Colour silk screen print after M. Dumas, 1993.

Two black silhouette heads touch but are divided by a red question mark; from afar, the image resembles a black suit on a red hanger; representing uncertainty about AIDS. Colour silk screen print after J.-C. Blais, 1993.

A candle burning at both ends representing the effect of AIDS. Colour silk screen print after A. Jaar, 1993.

A man sits back wearing an open dressing gown and white shorts with a woman behind; he holds a packet of condoms bearing the lettering: 'Birds'n bees ...'; an advertisement for an exhibition of AIDS posters. Colour silk screen print after R. Scholte, 1993.

Microscopic enlargements of the HIV virus with the message "This is not a virtual reality. AIDS: more than a computer virus". Colour silk screen print after V. Burgin, 1993.

A skull with eyes formed of the male and female symbols, representing sterility attributed to sexually transmitted diseases. Colour lithograph, 196- (?).

A caterpillar bores a hole into the side of pear having just eaten a hole in an apple, an analogy to the voracious appetite and speed of growth of the HIV virus. Colour silk screen print after A. François, 1993.

Black forms with a white centre representing an advertisement for an exhibition of AIDS posters by Artis. Silk screen print after C. Wool, 1993.

A dart board on which a white man and and an African blame each other for AIDS. Colour silk screen print, 1993, after Chéri Samba, 1990.

The word 'vie' (life) changed to 'vih' (HIV) over a smiling skull-like face representing the loss of life due to AIDS. Colour silk screen print after W. Jeker, 1993.

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A skull with eyes formed of the male and female symbols, representing sterility attributed to sexually transmitted diseases. Colour lithograph, 196- (?).

A caterpillar bores a hole into the side of pear having just eaten a hole in an apple, an analogy to the voracious appetite and speed of growth of the HIV virus. Colour silk screen print after A. François, 1993.

Black forms with a white centre representing an advertisement for an exhibition of AIDS posters by Artis. Silk screen print after C. Wool, 1993.

A dart board on which a white man and and an African blame each other for AIDS. Colour silk screen print, 1993, after Chéri Samba, 1990.

The word 'vie' (life) changed to 'vih' (HIV) over a smiling skull-like face representing the loss of life due to AIDS. Colour silk screen print after W. Jeker, 1993.