Je ne pense covid qui nos sépare | I don't think it is Covid that separates us
Creator
La Dactylo
Title
Je ne pense covid qui nos sépare | I don't think it is Covid that separates us
Coverage
Rouen
Temporal Coverage
France
Date
2020-09-30
Format
stencil
Extent
2
Subject
social distancing; Covid; word play
Description
A stencil reading: "Je ne pense covid qui nos sépare." This may be translated as "I don’t think it is Covid that separates us," but the sentence is not grammatically correct in French, allowing for a play on words. After “pense” there should be a “que”; when read out loud sounds like “co.," which appears here in the word "Covid." Also the “vid” of "Covid" sounds like “vide” which means emptiness or a chasm. When read out lout, this sounds like “je ne pense qu’au vide qui nous sépare” or "I think only of the chasm that separates us." In this way, social distancing is referred to as a chasm.
Relation
HS
Publisher
Urban Art Mapping
Rights
artist La Dactylo; photographer Delphine JACONO
Language
French; Translation assistance by Stephanie Lohse
Type
Still Image
Identifier
UAM-C19_0547
Files
Collection
Citation
La Dactylo, “Je ne pense covid qui nos sépare | I don't think it is Covid that separates us,” Urban Art Mapping: Covid-19 Street Art , accessed February 24, 2021, https://covid19streetart.omeka.net/items/show/547.