William Sutherland's photos with the keyword: COVID-19

Mamaroneck, NY

Larchmont, NY Note: Derivative created from a Christmas ornament and Christmas Card featuring a tree painted by Nicola Gregory (Courtesy of Image Source). The form and details of the Christmas tree in this derivative are materially dissimilar from the original. Last due to time constraints and the fact that two of my sisters, two nephews, a niece, and my sister-in-law recently tested positive thanks to Omicron within days of each other, the comment section is disabled. To all, have Merry, Blessed and Safe Christmas. Most importantly, stay well! Note: Because of this COVID situation above, I do not have the time or energy to respond to comments and therefore this feature is disabled for this photo. Please don't take it personally since it is nothing personal. The comment feature will be enabled for future photos. COVID-19 Stats - Worldometers: www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/#countries

Created 1 August 2021 from photographs of the images on a Manga® Sake Junmai bottle and an attached label on a Haku® Vodka bottle to celebrate the 2020 Tokyo Olympics being held this year. Consequently, the young woman in the image has “2020” face paint under her right eye and the young man has “2021” face paint under his left eye. The “Tokyo” label was modified to include the Olympic logo, Japanese characters for Tokyo, and the five Olympic rings. The “0” in 2020 and 2021 are a solid red circle to resemble the Japanese flag on a white background. The latter year is included since the 2020 Olympics had been delayed a year because of the global COVID-19 pandemic. To further resemble the Japanese flag, all images are in black and white with the exception of red. As I watch the Olympics, to make it a more immersive experience I’ve tried a variety of Japanese drinks. :) Finally, to conclude, I wrote the following Haiku verses: Through Olympic Sport, All the world makes a bold stand – COVID will not win! Consequently the Samurai sword in the image on the right represents Humanity's final victory over the COVID-19 pandemic for ultimately we will WIN! May everyone stay safe and the sports competition bring out the best in all the participants and the world community – borders and everything aside, we are one – ONE HUMAN race. Note: None of the images in this collage are being used for trademark purposes and thus per U.S. copyright law its creation through digital editing and display is legally acceptable Update: The 2nd Circuit Court Decision, 26 March 2021 Andy Warhol Found. for the Visual Arts, Inc. v. Goldsmith, No. 19-2420- CV, 2021 WL 1148826 narrowed the “fair use” doctrine for appropriation works of art such that his “Prince” silk screens are no longer considered original works as a lower court had ruled. This decision doesn’t prohibit all appropriation art. For example in 2020 (21) Tokyo Olympics satisfies 17 U.S.C. § 107(4) that focuses on “the effect of use upon the potential market for or value of the copyrighted work,” the basis for the decision in Andy Warhol Found. for the Visual Arts, Inc. v. Goldsmith (2021) since the collage created from the Sake bottle meets the criteria of establishing “a new distinct artistic purpose and be reasonably perceived as having a new meaning or message separate from the borrowed work a new distinct artistic purpose and be reasonably perceived as having a new meaning or message separate from the borrowed work.” This collage doesn’t compete with sales of the Sake, impact such sales or convey the original meaning and purpose of Manga®'s depiction. Instead as a distinct 2D collage from the 3D bottle (inset), its new purpose and meaning is to solely celebrate the 2020 Tokyo Olympics being held these two weeks.

Mamaroneck, NY Note: Created to represent the dark winter of 2020-21 due to the COVID-19 pandemic that has led to record hospitalizations, numerous shutdowns, and most tragically of all – 1.05 million deaths worldwide and 248,000 deaths in the USA from 1 December 2020-27 February 2021 alone, figures that don't account for excess deaths related to COVID-19. This digital work of art was created using pandemic-related garbage (a discarded face mask and rubber glove) as well as various other pieces of garbage found over the last month that was placed over the darkest and dirtiest of snow I could find – so black in some places one wouldn’t recognize it as snow. The abundance of black and gray represents the darkness of this winter and the collective mourning the pandemic has brought. The white snowflake and splotch of white snow in the upper right corner represent hope, the flower symbolizes remembrance of all who lost their lives during this pandemic and the splash of reds serve a duo purpose. They both represent "toxic" snow since COVID-19 is clearly toxic to our well being, as well as health and life for we will overcome, we will prevail, and we will LIVE! COVID-19 Stats - Worldometers: www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/#countries

Larchmont, NY Created using Scrabble letters, superimposed numbers for the year, a face mask and the official colors of 2021 -- yellow and gray to symbolize the hope this new year brings with the advent of vaccines and the prospect it marks the beginning of the end of the horrific COVID-19 pandemic.

Larchmont, NY

Twin Pandemics: l. New York Public Library, New York, NY (17 September 2020); r. Africa Center, New York, NY (16 September 2020) Safe Spaces: Central Park, New York, NY (16 September 2020) _________ www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/#countries

Mamaroneck, NY Created from the inside of a discarded dryer. The pulley wheel at the top represents COVID-19. The black areas represent the darkness of the pandemic and mourning. The gray splotches represent uncertainty complemented by the abstract linear patterns that represent the many unexpected turns in life. The soft pastel pinks and yellows represent the light of a new dawn just before the sun rises above the horizon since we still await this sunrise when the pandemic recedes. The earthen tones represent life and recovery for through it all we will persevere and LIVE! The vibrant reds represent love, fortitude and renewal for through love and the fact we are “human strong” we shall overcome. The face represents the day our “sorrow will be turned to joy” [John 16:20] and the pandemic is nothing more than a distant memory.

Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, NY Every COVID-19 death has a name... and every COVID-19 death, reported, unreported or covered-up, is real. Digitially enhanced collage created from the hundreds of posters, flyers, banners, and images attached to Green-Wood Cemetery's fence just to the right of the main entrance at 500 25th Street to reinforce the heart-breaking reality of COVID-19 here in NYC and everywhere in the world. www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/#countries

COVID-19 deaths here in New York and in every country and region of the world are an “Incalculable Loss since “They were not simply names on a list. They were us.” For instance, just six names presented on The New York Times cover page and ensuing follow-up pages infallibly testify to this fact and the gaping emptiness left behind in their passing: Romi Cohn, 91 – New York City, Saved 56 Jewish families from the Gestapo Janissa Delacruz, 31 – Haverstraw, NY, Known for having a smile on her face Joseph Feingold, 97 – New York City, Architect and Holocaust survivor Mike Field, 59 – Valley Stream, NY, First responder during the 9/11 attacks Kious Kelly, 48 – New York City, Nurse in the Covid fight Vincent Lionti, 60 – New York City, Met Opera violinist and youth orchestra conductor The COVID-19 death toll is staggering and these deaths are real! For New York City, the COVID-19 death toll is now greater than even that of the 1918 Influenza pandemic: +232 at the end of the day 25 May 2020. On this Memorial Day, let us remember each and every COVID-19 victim, many of them heroes who selflessly gave up their lives, some without the necessary PPE, to save others as well as the brave men and women of the armed forces, who also selflessly died so we can live in freedom. Note: I created this still life using the cover from the 24 May 2020 edition of The New York Times that lists just a mere 1% of America’s COVID-19 victims, a burning candle to mourn their loss, and a bottle of tequila with a “Freedom Tower, One World Observatory” shot glass, the latter from Ground Zero since 9/11 and the COVID-19 pandemic are two events that will forever remain in the collective NYC psyche. I also splashed tequila on The New York Times Cover, used selective color, shadows and grunge effects to evoke greater emotions from the staggering loss that can never be fully comprehended nor forgotten no matter how much one may try to drown it away, a futile attempt that leads only to unsteady and shaky hands, a hangover for some and then the return of cruel reality – acute emptiness and pain that will never be fully healed. www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/#countries NYS Re-opening Metrics: forward.ny.gov/regional-monitoring-dashboard

The inspiration of this photo composition comes from Lamentations 1 since as they were relevant to the fall of Jerusalem in 586 BC, they are strikingly relevant to New York City of 2020, viewed by many as the “capital of the world.” In the grip of the COVID-19 pandemic, NYC has seen eerily empty streets, and scarce few visitors from the outside. Her businesses are shuttered and shut and cultural venues silenced. NYC has also been abandoned by many of her wealthiest who at the start of the pandemic, fled in fear. She has experienced empty shelves and been embraced by a new “Great Depression” and the consequent reality that things of value during the pre-COVID-19 era matter little today with some trading material goods for scarce necessities. Last, in her greatest time of need, NYC has been abandoned by the federal government and denied essential funding for hospitals and overtime costs, and resources such as sufficient quantities of test kits for prompt tests for all. Lamentations 1: [1] How deserted lies the city, once so full of people! How like a widow is she, who once was great among the nations! [2] Bitterly she weeps… tears are on her cheeks… [T] here is no one to comfort her. [4] All her gateways are desolate… her young women grieve, and she is in bitter anguish. [6] All the splendor has departed… Her princes… in weakness they have fled… [7] When her people fell… there was no one to help her. [11] …her people groan as they search for bread; they barter their treasures for food to keep themselves alive. [20] I am in torment within… inside, there is only death. [22] My groans are many and my heart is faint. Fortunately NYC and the world will not remain mired in this hellish pandemic forever since we are reminded in Lamentations 3:57-58: You came near when I called to You, and You said, “Do not fear!” You… took up my case; you redeemed my life! And yes, so as declared in Psalm 104:30 – “You send forth Your spirit… and renew the face of the Earth” we can be assured – “Mourning will be turned into joy!” [Jeremiah 31:13] as the COVID-19 pandemic is “swept away… like the morning mist” [Isaiah 44:22] such that “Times of refreshing may [yet] come [again] .” [Acts 3:19] Note: Created May 17, 2020 from photographs taken at Woodlawn Cemetery, Bronx, NY (May 7, 2012) and Rockefeller Center Observation Deck, New York, NY (December 23, 2016). www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/#countries NYS Re-opening Metrics: forward.ny.gov/regional-monitoring-dashboard

Mamaroneck, NY www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/#countries NYS Re-opening Metrics: forward.ny.gov/regional-monitoring-dashboard COVID-19 Reality: Yonkers, NY - 26 April 2020: COVID-19 Reality: Mamaroneck, NY - 26 April 2020:

New York, NY Note: Created from graffiti scrawled on a wall and a section of a discarded water painting that resembles the COVID-19 Coronavirus. www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/#countries Photos 1-3: Central Park Makeshift Hospital Tents, East Lawn Across from Mt. Sinai Hospital, New York, NY: Photo 4: Empty Playground, Central Park, New York, NY: Photo 5: Social Distancing Measuring Sign, Central Park, New York, NY: Photo 6: Fifth Avenue Street Scene, New York, NY Photo 7: Canine Resistance to Social Distancing, Central Park, New York, NY: Photos 8-9: Fifth Avenue Views: Sanitizer Bottle, NYC History Ongoing and American Flag at Half-Mast for the COVID-19 Deceased, New York, NY (Taken 19 April 2020): Photos 10-15: Signs and Letters, New York, NY: Photo 16: COVID-19 Posters designed by Mirko Ilić (2020), New York, NY (Taken 19 April 2020): Photo 17: Eleven Thermo King® Freezer Trailers to store the bodies of the COVID-19 Deceased and a Hearse (waiting to collect a COVID-19 victim’s body when released by the Medical Examiner) behind Bellevue Hospital, New York, NY: Photo 18: Thermo King® Freezer Trailers behind Bellevue Hospital with the Landmark Empire State Building in the background, New York, NY: Photo 19: Monotonous Routine: Closing the Gate behind another NYC COVID-19 Deceased, New York, NY: Photo 20: Somber City, New York, NY (Taken 19 April 2020): Photo 21: Graffiti of Despair, New York, NY (Taken 19 April 2020): Photo 22: Discarded Gloves and Face Mask by Bellevue Hospital, New York, NY: Photo 23: Medical Examiner’s Van parked by NYU Medical Center to collect the body of a deceased COVID-19 victim, New York, NY: Photo 24: Couple Wearing Face Masks, East 35th Street, New York, NY: Photo 25: Message of Hope, New York, NY: Photo 26: NYC COVID-19 Sadness, Brooklyn, NY -- 3 May 2020: Photo 27: Brooklyn Bridge View, Brooklyn, NY -- 3 May 2020: Photos 28: # The Act of Love, Brooklyn, NY -- 3 May 2020: Photo 29: NYC Tough, Brooklyn, NY -- 3 May 2020: Photo 30: "We'll Get Through This!" Brooklyn, NY -- 3 May 2020:

Gate of Heaven Cemetery, Mount Pleasant, NY “ [T] here is a… great silence, and stillness” and fear “over the earth” [1] on this Ash Wednesday as we are reminded – “You are dust and to dust you shall return.” [Genesis 3:19] It is 1347 again. COVID-19 is the Black Death of 2020. Though the number of afflicted rises, Medieval lock downs are expanded, isolation threatens social bonds and peoples worldwide are urged to prepare for an uncertain future with significant disruptions in life, gloom cannot extinguish hope for God has “posted [angels] to guard you” [2] and “will take away from thee all sickness” [Deuteronomy 7:15] with the promise, “I [W] ho am life… I [M] yself am united to you.” [3] We , humankind will get through this! ___________ [1], [2], and [3] From an Ancient Homily for Holy Saturday. 26 February 2020. www.vatican.va/spirit/documents/spirit_20010414_omelia-sabato-santo_en.html

Larchmont, NY Note: This composition was created to promote awareness and provide images of precautionary supplies. While N-95 rated face masks (the only face masks manufactured to protect against airborne pathogens) are not needed at this time in much of the world, hand sanitizer and good hygiene are a good idea to prevent its spread as well as that of seasonal flu, the latter whose casualties rarely make the headlines. The rose, heart, and color scheme were used since Valentine's Day, the international day of love, falls in February and because love should be the pre-eminent approach to everything.