Chinese artist records era of Covid, one test at a time

Artist Siyuan Zhuji poses in a picture as part of his artwork titled 'Shengji' on the Covid-19 experience in China. Photo: Reuters

For most of China's 1.4 billion people, regular Covid-19 tests have become a way of life. Siyuan Zhuji is trying to turn them into a work of art.

Since March, the 33-year-old multi-disciplinary artist from Jiangsu province has been filming his own nucleic acid tests with a small camera in his mouth.