Mundo Positive was a series of artworks by artists raising awareness about AIDS and HIV. Rather than using typical forms of communicating information through public health advertisements, Mundo Positive used unexpected visual images to heighten AIDS awareness. These specially commissioned full colour images were distributed by being inserted into major record releases and publications.
One by Helen Chadwick carried information about recent research on a connection between daisies and HIV. Work at Kew Gardens had shown some tropical plants contain chemicals which are able to prevent the production of HIV by infected cells...
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