Sonia

Creator

Laika

Rights Holder

@laika_mcmliv

Title

Sonia

Coverage

Rome

Temporal Coverage

Italy

Date Created

2020-02-04

Format

Wheatpaste

Extent

10

Subject

xenophobia; anti-racism; face mask; China

Contributor

https://www.wantedinrome.com/news/coronavirus-rome-mural-tackles-xenophobia.html; Posted on the artist's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/p/B8I_uU2oLPO/

Source

Located on the Via Principe Amedeo, near the market at Piazza Vittorio in Rome's Chinatown. From the artist's Instagram: "laika_mcmliv
C’è in giro un’epidemia di ignoranza... Dobbiamo proteggerci!!! Gli unici virus che dobbiamo estirpare sono il razzismo e la psicosi. Sosteniamo la comunità cinese in questo momento difficile. Daje @soniahangzhou ! Daje tutti!
#jenesuispasunvirus #coronavirus #china #italia
#laika 🇨🇳🇮🇹"

Description

Depicts Sonia, owner of popular Hang Zhou restaurant located nearby, wearing a face mask and PPE while holding a bowl of rice with chopsticks. Text in Italian says “There’s an epidemic of ignorance going around…we must protect ourselves.”

Relation

HS

Publisher

Dr. Heather Shirey

Rights