ZHANG Xinzhi, «My PCR day»
gouache on paper, May 2022
I want to record a special and ordinary day in 2022, about how we did PCR test, and I also want to record some people and things in the community. Maybe one day my family will move away, then I can take out this drawing and recall some moments:
When the volunteer rang the doorbell, I knew it was my turn to do the PCR test.
I showed the antigen negative result to the volunteer before I did the PCR test.
I was waiting in line for the test, followed by the lovely Sino-Anglo siblings. Keep a safe distance!
The volunteer scanned my PCR code and gave me the test tube. Not a toy for pets, I am sorry!
I got familiar with the people and objects in the painting during these days, such as Duoduo (the white dog), the very big loquat tree, the redwood bridge over a stream, boys and girls, and all the Whites (volunteers), because they are all neighbors from our community, including, my MOM.