Climate change seems like a problem of a far distant future. We just go on with business as usual. But climate change, just like the loss of biodiversity and the current pandemic, is a consequence of how we treat nature. Corona is a wake-up call that has disrupted all of our lives. All attention goes towards solving the current problem: controlling the SARS-CoV-2 virus. But prevention is better than cure. To do this, we have to look at how infectious diseases emerge and spread. World-renowned artist Steve Cutts created an animated film for the Nicolaas G. Pierson Foundation, in which he not only visualizes the factors that cause pandemics, but also points at the urgent measures that are needed to reduce the risk of future pandemics.

正在楼顶边抽烟边浇花的中年男人，一不小心从楼上掉了下去。死前的瞬间，他仿佛看见了自己短暂的一生。“你就要死了”、“所以这里就是你最好最快的去处”在他的脑海里不断浮现。1961年，那时他还是刚刚出生的婴儿。然而随着日历上不断翻滚着的时间，男人的生活从多姿多彩变得枯燥乏味。直到2011年，他终于崩溃在自己的电脑面前。如此单调的日子真的要一如既往地过下去么？男人在即将落地的前一秒，忽然释然，悠然地点燃了一支烟。 这部颇有迪士尼早期作品风格的黑色幽默动画短片，由伦敦自由艺术家史蒂夫·卡兹执导。他曾为可口可乐、百加得、丰田、锐步、索尼PSP、菲利普等诸多世界知名品牌制作动画。