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  • Black forms with a white centre representing an advertisement for an exhibition of AIDS posters by Artis. Silk screen print after C. Wool, 1993.
  • The church of St. Bartholomew the Great: interior view showing the quire screen, north side of crossing. Photograph by W.F. Taylor, c. 1912.
  • Medical students observing an operation on a lantern screen via a projecting periscope located above the operating table. Halftone after H.W. Koekkoek, 1909.
  • A young woman posing naked in a photographic studio, leaning on the back of a chair, in front of a screen. Stereo photograph, ca.1900.
  • A young woman posing naked in a photographic studio, leaning on the back of a chair, in front of a screen. Stereo photograph, ca.1900.
  • A young woman posing naked in a photographic studio, kneeling on a chair holding a fan, in front of a screen. Stereo photograph, ca.1900.
  • A woman posing wrapped in a sheet, looking through a screen giving the effect of the frame of a looking-glass, in a photographic studio.
  • Positive and negative paintings of children hugging each other, referring to children who are HIV positive or negative. Colour silk screen print after M. Dumas, 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.
  • A periscope being used above an operation which is projected onto a lantern screen for a lecture in the adjoining room. Gouache painting by W.R. Seton.
  • Wilhelm Conrad Roentgen looking into an X-ray screen placed in front of a man's body and seeing the ribs and the bones of the arm. Chromolithograph.
  • A periscope being used above an operation which is projected onto a lantern screen for a lecture in the adjoining room. Gouache painting by W.R. Seton.
  • A periscope being used above an operation which is projected onto a lantern screen for a lecture in the adjoining room. Gouache painting by W.R. Seton.
  • Wilhelm Conrad Roentgen looking into an X-ray screen placed in front of a man's body and seeing the ribs and the bones of the arm. Chromolithograph.
  • A periscope being used above an operation which is projected onto a lantern screen for a lecture in the adjoining room. Gouache painting by W.R. Seton.
  • A worn teddy bear labelled in French 'I have nothing to lose, I am already dead'; representing child AIDS-patients (?). Silk screen print after C. Lévêque, 1993.
  • 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.
  • Microscopic enlargements of the HIV virus with the message "This is not a virtual reality. AIDS: more than a computer virus". Colour silk screen print after V. Burgin, 1993.
  • A woman in a black costume, wearing a small hat and long black gloves, smiles at the viewer while standing behind a screen. Chromolithograph, 1892, after Jan van Beers.
  • A woman in a black costume, wearing a small hat and long black gloves, smiles at the viewer while standing behind a screen. Chromolithograph, 1892, after Jan van Beers.
  • The head of an ostrich, a bird that is known to bury its head in the ground; representing those who ignore AIDS. Colour silk screen print after M. Negro, 1993.
  • A bed with cream linen and a pillow case bearing the words 'SIDA' (AIDS) representing the transmission of AIDS in the bedroom. Colour silk screen print after J. Sterbak, 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.
  • 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.
  • Courtesan Mori Murasaki of the brothel Kimpei Daikoku in the New Yoshiwara (licensed quarters), slides open a screen and looks at her child attendant. Colour woodcut by Kunisada II, 1870.
  • A laughing servant-boy holding a teapot observes the silhouette of an older servant, who is standing behind a screen, preparing to swallow a small fish. Woodcut by Kunio, 1785.
  • White linen embroidered with a flower and the initials 'SC' with a letterpress narrative describing its role in protecting the artist from AIDS. Colour silk screen print after S. Calle, 1993.
  • A penis in the shape of a gun labelled with words meaning "think of the condom, thank you"; representing prevention of AIDS. Colour silk screen print after Gérard Paris-Clavel, 1993.
  • 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.
  • White linen embroidered with a flower and the initials 'SC' with a letterpress narrative describing its role in protecting the artist from AIDS. Colour silk screen print after S. Calle, 1993.