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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 worn teddy bear labelled in French 'I have nothing to lose, I am already dead'; representing child AIDS-patients (?). Silk screen print after C. Lévêque, 1993.
  • A woman feeding her baby by spoon: child nutrition in Nigeria. Colour screen print by Federal Ministry of Health, ca. 2000.
  • White linen embroidered with a flower and the initials 'SC' with a letterpress narrative describing its role in protecting the artist from AIDS. Colour silk screen print after S. Calle, 1993.
  • A face like a luminous skull with the message "AIDS, 13 million humans infected". Colour silk screen print after Zush,1993.
  • The side of a building with the question "One day, when all diseases will be overcome, shall we finally learn how to live", referring to AIDS. Colour silk screen print after Jochen Gerz, 1993.
  • A penis in the shape of a gun labelled with words meaning "think of the condom, thank you"; representing prevention of AIDS. Colour silk screen print after Gérard Paris-Clavel, 1993.
  • A penis rising in the form of a yellow serpent with a pronged tongue daubed on a rough red wall bearing the graffiti "AIDS, the killing bit of love"; representing the danger of sexual transmission of AIDS. Colour silk screen print after Anthon Beeke, 1993.
  • Profiles of two human faces facing each other, separated by letters spelling the word AIDS. Colour screenprint by J. Rajlich, 1994.
  • Three naked men jostle with their arms with the message in French and English: "Happy to be gay"; an advertisement for an exhibition of AIDS posters by Artis. Colour silk screen print after Martin Kippenberger, 1993.
  • Yellow fever in Cuba: (above) the Aedes-aegypti mosquito, the carrier of yellow fever, seen as a target through a telescopic gun-sight; (below) a discarded tyre, oil drum etc. as places where the mosquito breeds. Colour screen print (?) after S. Goire Castilla, 198- (?).
  • A hazy crowd of people in colours on the left and in black and white on the right; representing "AIDS, a responsibility of all, a consideration for others". Colour silk screen print after A. Muntadas and J. Rabascall, 1993.
  • A rhinoceros with a phallic-like horn and an elongated condom with the message in French: "What distinguishes humans from animals is (it is said) intelligence"; a statement about AIDS. Colour silk screen print after A. Le Quernec, 1993.
  • 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.
  • A condom with a red centre and the message "Friends! Protect!"; representing protection from AIDS. Colour silk screen print after Roman Cieslewicz, 1993.
  • Concrete steps within a stadium with broken chairs representing the destructive effect of AIDS. Colour silk screen print after Dennis Adams, 1993.
  • A man with a lamp shade on his head surrounded by a halo of light with the words "réveillez-vous" (Wake up!) across his jumper; representing enlightenment about AIDS. Colour silk screen print after Glen Baxter, 1993.
  • A bed with cream linen and a pillow case bearing the words 'SIDA' (AIDS) representing the transmission of AIDS in the bedroom. Colour silk screen print after J. Sterbak, 1993.
  • The sea from above with land partially hidden by clouds with blue circles and half circles; representing an advertisement for an exhibition of AIDS posters by ARTIS. Colour lithograph by Intégral Ruedi Baur et associés.
  • A doctor with a stethoscope rejecting the offer of a cigarette. Colour silk screen print by Olaleye, 195-.
  • The message "We shall overcome" in white on black; referring to AIDS. Silk screen print after Ben Vautier, 1993.