Luke Merryweather

Guinness Cures Corona

Screenprint on Paper, 420 x 594 mm, 2020.

At the start of lockdown the virus was killing lives, nobody could go out, there was no vaccine and many of us were self medicating with booze. I had the idea of creating something to remind us of better days drinking Guinness in the pub with friends - ‘Guinness Is Good For You’, the old slogan goes.

The Toucan on top of the weather vain, is a beacon of hope for all points of the compass. A sign of Strength, our boost of Iron and antioxidants, our own vaccine against the virus.

On the back of Instagram removing images of the print due to ‘harmful false information’, I’d like to confirm that Guinness is Good for You, but will not cure Coronavirus.