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  • A blown-up condom appearing to have a head, ears and arms representing an advertisement for an exhibition of AIDS posters by Artis. Colour silk screen print after T. Kalman,1993.
  • A swirling crowd of people with the word "isolé" (isolated) typed diagonally across the page, with an extract from the passport dated 16 Dec 1979 bottom right; an analogy to the isolation felt by those with AIDS. Colour silk screen print after Roger Pfund, 1993.
  • Little white people being threatened by huge black spikes representing global threats to the earth anticipated in 2001 (war, poverty, drugs etc.). Colour screenprint by Rajlich Design, 1995.
  • A man pulling a condom over his head with the message "Don't put the condom on your head"; referring to protection from AIDS through intelligent precations. Colour silk screen print after R.Topor, 1993.
  • Red and yellow hearts representing AIDS and love. Colour screenprint by Rajlich Design, 1995.
  • Little white people being threatened by huge black spikes representing global threats to the earth anticipated in 2001 (war, poverty, drugs etc.). Colour screenprint by Rajlich Design, 1995.
  • A woman feeding her baby by spoon: child nutrition in Nigeria. Colour screen print by Federal Ministry of Health, ca. 2000.
  • A vertical penis shaped form heads towards a vagina shaped form between two blue markings within a black border; an artist's representation of AIDS. Colour silk screen print after Paul Brühwiler, 1993.
  • A woman's hand and face in textured fabric partially obscured by a black square as if concealing an indecent act; the square saying "AIDS - let's talk about it openly". Colour silk screen print after Uwe Loesch, 1993.
  • The revelation of St John: an angel descending from the sun brandishing a sword for punishment of the sinful; an allegory of AIDS. Colour silk screen print after Peret, 1993.
  • A personified condom with a large speech bubble containing messages, interspersed with hearts, based on the idea that love is the solution to AIDS; surrounded by blue graphic symbols of Adam and Eve. Colour silk screen print after R. Combas, 1993.
  • Eyes and mouth of a disjointed face; representing fear of AIDS. Colour silk screen print after M. Quarez, 1993.
  • A skull with eyes formed of the male and female symbols, representing sterility attributed to sexually transmitted diseases. Colour lithograph, 196- (?).
  • The French words "jusqu'à moi" (even including me) seen as a white haze in the darkness; referring to the involvement of individuals in resisting the spread of AIDS. Silk screen print after Anne-Marie Jugnet, 1993.
  • A skeleton (representing Death), smoking a cigarette and offering a cigarette from a pack; implying that smoking causes death. Screen print (?), 19--.
  • A skeleton (representing Death), smoking a cigarette and offering a cigarette from a pack; implying that smoking causes death. Screen print (?), 19--.
  • A caduceus in which the two snakes are entwined around a nuclear bomb: representing Cuban physicians' opposition to nuclear war. Colour screen print (?) by O. Martínez, 1985.
  • The blurred face of a child within a larger face, with the blurred message "Look without seeing ... see without looking" representing AIDS in children. Colour silk screen print after N. Brody.
  • The word 'vie' (life) changed to 'vih' (HIV) over a smiling skull-like face representing the loss of life due to AIDS. Colour silk screen print after W. Jeker, 1993.
  • Hands grabbing other hands between the words 'SIDA' (AIDS) and 'solitaire' (lonely) within a starry universe with earth beyond, suggesting the loneliness of having AIDS. Silk screen print by Pierre Bernard, Atelier de Création Graphique - Grapus.
  • Black forms with a white centre representing an advertisement for an exhibition of AIDS posters by Artis. Silk screen print after C. Wool, 1993.
  • A dart board on which a white man and and an African blame each other for AIDS. Colour silk screen print, 1993, after Chéri Samba, 1990.