A core aspect of the way that the COVID-19 Pandemic has affected the inhabitants of Western Australia is having to work from home. I have chosen to represent this aspect to highlight a less obvious impact of the virus. The pandemic forced us to work in a typically unsuitable environment. Most of the elements depicted have been included to illustrate this point. Elements like:

• multiple, overlapping power cables hooking up to a singular power point
• desks and chairs too small for the characters to sit in the recommended ergonimical position according the OHS regulations

The image shows three repeated panels with the top and bottom cropped out. This has been done for two reasons:

• I wanted to show the characters “socially distancing” whilst making the image look cramped. This required me to make the image wider than an A3 size.
• By repeating panels, the image gives a sense of timelessness. No one knows when the pandemic will be completely over.

The clock with no hands represents how people began to lose track of what day it was. The clock hands are on the floor in the image; a representation of the many pieces that future generations will be left to pick up. The sign that reads “Don’t. Always. Not. But sometimes.” nods to the sometimes unclear instructions given to the public by the Australian government. Representing the upset of a work/life balance, I have included a baby basket being rocked by the woman as she simulotaneously works from home.