Zoonotic Disease Spending is a project that communicates a piece of scientific research: ‘The costs and benefits of primary prevention of zoonotic pandemics’.

This paper was published during the Covid-19 pandemic on 4 Feb 2022, in Vol. 8, Issue 5 of Science Advances. It can be read in full on the publisher’s webpage, where it is also available for free download as a pdf.

The abstract reads as follows:

“The lives lost and economic costs of viral zoonotic pandemics have steadily increased over the past century. Prominent policymakers have promoted plans that argue the best ways to address future pandemic catastrophes should entail "detecting and containing emerging zoonotic threats." In other words, we should take actions only after humans get sick. We sharply disagree. Humans have extensive contact with wildlife known to harbor vast numbers of viruses, many of which have not yet spilled into humans. We compute the annualized damages from emerging viral zoonoses. We explore three practical actions to minimize the impact of future pandemics: better surveillance of pathogen spillover and development of global databases of virus genomics and serology, better management of wildlife trade, and substantial reduction of deforestation. We find that these primary pandemic prevention actions cost less than 1/20th the value of lives lost each year to emerging viral zoonoses and have substantial cobenefits.”

Zoonotic Disease Spending is structured around the above text and the paper it references, as a hybrid work of text and image that crosses art with science communication.

Its visual forms are based on biomorphic abstraction in acrylic paint, paper transfer lithography, varied techniques of calligraphy and textual illumination, and Letraset.

The works in Zoonotic Disease Spending are also structured around a citation featured at the base of each image. This is a stable link to the research that this project references and communicates: DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.abl4183

Zoonotic Disease Spending consists of two original works on paper, and three varieties of giclée prints as copies of these.

Details are given below, under the relevant headings in bold.

Jennie Cole, Zoonotic Disease Spending (2023)

Two original works on paper, three varieties of giclée print as copies of these.

Details as follows:

Jennie Cole, ‘Zoonotic Disease Spending 1A’ (2023)
Original painting over print using paper transfer lithography, with text overlay of white letraset and paint (pictured above, at left).

Details:
An original work on paper by Jennie Cole. Made in London, 2023.

Measures 380 x 279 mm.

All lettering refers to scientific research, in terms of one specific paper ‘linked’ by DOI at base of image [see above image for further details].

Media:
Acrylic paint, over print using paper transfer lithography, from laser prints of handwritten and digitally altered text design.

On 300gsm Stonehenge Aqua Watercolour Paper (Cold Press - US: CP; UK: NOT).

Text overlay of letraset and paint pen text in white.

Overlay lettering basis in Letraset: Helvetica and Franklin Gothic, finished in paint pen by hand.

Not (yet) for sale.

Jennie Cole, ‘Zoonotic Disease Spending 2B’ (2023)
Original painting over print using paper transfer lithography, with text overlay of white letraset and paint (pictured above, at left).

Details:
An original work on paper by Jennie Cole. Made in London, 2023.

Measures 380 x 279 mm.

All lettering refers to scientific research, in terms of one specific paper ‘linked’ by DOI at base of image [see above image for further details].

Media:
Acrylic paint, over print using paper transfer lithography, from laser prints of handwritten and digitally altered text design.

On 300gsm Stonehenge Aqua Watercolour Paper (Cold Press - US: CP; UK: NOT).

Text overlay of letraset and paint pen text in white.

Overlay lettering basis in Letraset: Helvetica and Franklin Gothic, finished in paint pen by hand.

Not (yet) for sale.

Jennie Cole, ‘Zoonotic Disease Spending 1 - edition 1’ (2023)
Giclée print, from an edition of 15 copies of ‘Zoonotic Disease Spending 1A’ (pictured above, at right).

Details:
A giclée print of ‘Zoonotic Disease Spending 1A’.

This is an A3-size enlargement of ‘Zoonotic Disease Spending 1A’. (Details of original work on paper are given above).

Lettering on print refers to scientific research paper ‘linked’ by DOI at base [see above image for further details].

Each giclée print measures 420 x 297mm (A3). [As an enlargement from original work of size 380 x 279 mm.]

From an edition of 15 copies (‘edition 1’).

This edition printed in London, 2023.

Please note: two further editions of giclée prints related to this one are also available; details are given in text and images on this page.

Not (yet) for sale.

GICLÉE PRINTS:

Jennie Cole, ‘Zoonotic Disease Spending 2 - edition 1’ (2023)
Giclée print, from an edition of 15 copies of ‘Zoonotic Disease Spending 2B’ (pictured above, at right).

Details:
A giclée print of ‘Zoonotic Disease Spending 2B’, with scanning/printing error, as pictured. (Version without error: ‘Zoonotic Disease Spending 3 - edition 1’, listed below.)

This giclée print is a unique edition of 15 copies within the project Zoonotic Disease Spending, showing artefacts of production process in distortions made by scanning and printing errors. The print is otherwise an A3-size enlargement of ‘Zoonotic Disease Spending 2B’. (Details of original work on paper are given above).

Lettering on print refers to scientific research paper ‘linked’ by DOI at base [see above image for further details].

Each giclée print measures 420 x 297mm (A3). [As an enlargement from original work of size 380 x 279 mm.]

From an edition of 15 copies (‘edition 1’).

This edition printed in London, 2023.

Please note: two further editions of giclée prints related to this one are also available; details are given in text and images on this page.

Not (yet) for sale.

Jennie Cole, ‘Zoonotic Disease Spending 3 - edition 1’ (2023)
Giclée print, from an edition of 15 copies of ‘Zoonotic Disease Spending 2B’ (pictured above, at right).

Details:
A giclée print of ‘Zoonotic Disease Spending 2B’.

This is an A3-size enlargement of ‘Zoonotic Disease Spending 2B’. (Details of original work on paper are given above).

Lettering on print refers to scientific research paper ‘linked’ by DOI at base [see above image for further details].

Each giclée print measures 420 x 297mm (A3). [As an enlargement from original work of size 380 x 279 mm.]

From an edition of 15 copies (‘edition 1’).

This edition printed in London, 2023.

Please note: two further editions of giclée prints related to this one are also available; details are given in text and images on this page.

Not (yet) for sale.