Cleaning corpses during an epidemic 

Fyodor Bronnikov created this compelling image of a city street during an epidemic. The artwork brings us face to face with a society gripped by disease, where social class determines one's experience of suffering. Notice how the figures removing the bodies are dark skinned. Bronnikov seems to be asking us who is tasked with managing the crisis, and who is most vulnerable? Who has to face mortality every day? The painting is a stark reminder of the inequalities that become glaring during times of crisis. It speaks to the disproportionate impact of disease on marginalized communities, and the class divisions that dictate who lives and who dies. "Cleaning corpses during an epidemic" serves as a somber reflection on the social structures that shape our experiences of health, death, and survival.