Artist (and RADII contributor) Krish Raghav has just had a beautiful new work published in The New Yorker. Entitled “Quarantine Cooking: Finding Relief from Coronavirus Anxiety in the Kitchen,” it looks at one of the many ways that people under quarantine in China have looked to alleviate the boredom and uncertainty that comes with spending long periods indoors amid alarming reports of the spread of a deadly virus.

The story of culinary-themed catharsis in the midst of coronavirus is told with the kind of warmth, insight, and visually-pleasing presentation that are hallmarks of Krish’s work. It also weaves together food art, Laoganma chili sauce, and even a reference to Wuhan band Chinese Football.

For The @NewYorker, I drew a comic about cooking under the COVID-19 quarantine in China. I watched over 30hrs of vlogs and videos to amplify stories of boredom, resilience, disquiet, creativity, loneliness and all of the Instant Noodles: https://t.co/lxE2L2tzdP

— Krish Raghav (@krishraghav) February 28, 2020

For more on how people in China have been coping with coronavirus confinement, go here. For another example of Krish’s work, check out the story of Beijing punk band Hang on the Box below:

Hang on the Box: The Illustrated Story of China’s Female Punk Pioneers

The story of self-described “bitch-punk” band HotB, who were determined to break through the Beijing cultural underground’s glass ceiling in the late ’90s

Article Sep 04, 2019