cv19memorial is a digital and transnational space to share experiences of loss during COVID-19. In a time marked by physical distance, they’re exploring ways of expressing pain through personal testimony. They are inviting people to add words, photos, mementos on grief and witness others’ contributions. They recognize that this crisis does not affect all equally and is made worse for many through systemic inequality.

cv19memorial works as both a space for collective mourning and as an archive that is available to individuals or organizations who may apply for access to the archive to further mobilize testimonies in forums such as: legal cases, legislative efforts, artistic endeavours, or academic research, etc.

They are a team of activists, artists, designers and researchers committed to human rights defense and with ample experience in the development of memorials, participatory processes and interactive platforms. They live in Mexico, the UK, Canada and the USA. They are also people  deeply affected and grieving during the COVID-19 crisis who care about telling this story.

Project creators are: Jorge Andrade, Phoebe Bachman, Zoe Bachman, Sergio Beltrán-García, Leigh Brown, Jacob Ford, Tamara Jamil, Mark Nieto, Tim Nottage, Will Qian, Azalea Vaseghi