The Spanish Influenza’s ‘Desperate Uncertainty’ Echoes Coronavirus in a Powerful Web Project

First came the sickness—a respiratory infection that thrived on physical contact. It was soon followed by the misinformation: As world leaders released contradictory explanations to pressing questions about Spanish Influenza—How do we stop this virus? Who is to blame? —speculation was overwhelmed by reality, and by 1919 at least 30 million people had died from the disease.
In 2018, artist Jordan Baseman, a student in time-based media at the Royal College of Art in London, was c