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The Chinese Variable - Cover art by Noma Bar for Internazionale Magazine
Noma Bar, Editorial Illustration Dutch Uncle Noma Bar, Editorial Illustration Dutch Uncle

The Chinese Variable - Cover art by Noma Bar for Internazionale Magazine

Noma Bar’s cover for Internazionale captures the global fallout of Beijing’s sudden departure from its "Zero-Covid" policy. Through masterful negative space, Noma visualizes the "Chinese Variable"—the tension between a staggering human toll and the inevitable economic ripples. It is a clinical, poignant distillation of policy shifting into a global crisis.

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