We included pictures of murals from before and after the COVID-19 pandemic to show the difference in the messages that the murals represented. To create our final unessay we as a group decided to create an instagram account with pictures of several different murals that we found while doing our research. Archaeologists can use murals to identify what a community is like or to figure out past/current events in the community. With comparing murals from before and after the COVID-19 pandemic I learned that murals are a great example of contemporary archaeology because they are constantly changing to represent events that are happening or to teach history of a place mostly of the place where the mural is located. For example, the murals of healthcare workers with face masks on to represent the frontline workers that are risking their lives to save many other lives and the face masks to show people to be cautious and stay safe. During COVID-19 we see more murals that represent the events that are occurring during this time period. For example, murals of the puget sound to represent many of the events of Seattle culture were painted on one of the walls downtown. Through our research I found that several of the murals from before COVID-19 were representations that spoke out on political, social and economic issues but there were more that were associated with the community. Mural painted by: Katherine Chilcote Source: The Evergrey “A map of 22 of Seattle’s most iconic murals and the stories behind them”Ī post shared by Contemporary Archaeology on at 3:15pm PDT A mural from before the COVID-19 pandemic. ![]() It’s intended to evoke “feelings of both the past and future” while looking out over the Puget Sound. This temporary mural shows the Duwamish tribe’s trades, including fishing, canning, and longshoring. By doing this project and related research we hoped to gain more knowledge in what the meaning behind the murals was and how those meanings compared to the meanings of murals before the pandemic. With looking at the murals from before and after the COVID-19 pandemic we see the differences from the political talks, even when the political topics change it is always in a way in which the community is evolving to become better in society or get through difficult times together. Our research is relevant because with studying contemporary archaeology we are looking at old things to see how we can improve the future or be better for the future. We as a group were interested in the change of the political messages that the murals were sending out to their communities comparing the messages from before and after the COVID-19 pandemic. Our project was about discovering how the use of the art on Murals related to events that were occurring around the world. The goal for my groups’ unessay project was to analyze the changes on mural and wall art such as graffiti before the COVID-19 pandemic and comparing it to now in regards to political and social movements that have arisen through this pandemic. Mural painted by: Yaya and Tio Source: Smithsonian Magazine “How Street Artist Around the World are Reacting to Life with COVID-19Ī post shared by Contemporary Archaeology on at 3:33pm PDT A mural from after/during the COVID-19 pandemic. The big germ painted as the virus taking over the city to show how the coronavirus pandemic became a worldwide issue that took over the world. ![]() This mural painted in Depok, Indonesia represents the coronavirus pandemic. We see the shift in mural paintings during this time on April 16, 2020.
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