Injection Site addresses the politically charged global medical crisis of COVID-19. The project involved the use of a high-resolution thermal camera to photograph the arms of participants after vaccination. This has resulted in images over 130 participants, each image documenting and creating a visual trace of each person’s reaction to the vaccine. Rather than providing a simple scientific record, the ethereal images serve as evocative statements about individuality and our collective humanity. This project was intended to avoid being a polemic statement, but rather to cause pause for thought, to ignite conversation, and promote a mutual consideration for the actions and feeling of others, during a period when the health and wellbeing for all of us was such a contentious and divisive issue.
Although the memory of the COVID-19 pandemic may no longer sit at the forefront of our minds, beneath the surface it continues to stir fear, tension, and the pressure of what may still lie ahead — and for good reason. These feelings should not be ignored. We continue to live amid a perfect storm of global warming, overpopulation, habitat loss, and an increasing reliance on a digital world bring us ever closer to the next planetary threat. Despite the warning signs, we are not making the necessary changes to protect ourselves or our environment.