I've come to appreciate social interaction
Artwork by Lesley Imgart
- Comic
![First panel
Text: I have really come to appreciate whatever nice social interactions I can get.
The drawing shows a queue outside a shop; a woman is just leaving. Everybody is wearing a face mask.
Second panel
Text: Which, often, are conversations with strangers - in queues, in the park, with delivery drivers and shop keepers
Inside the shop, reaching for something from a shelf. The shopkeeper, perched in the back, asks: “Hi! How are you?” - “Oh, fine! It’s my day off. How are you?”
Third panel
Text: Of course, these moments have always been there - in the background.
A man dressed in a polo shirt and shorts is standing on a doorstep with a parcel. He says: “Here you go! It was raining so I hope nothing is damaged, okay?”
Fourth panel
Text: It’s nice to be able to see them more clearly.
On a path in a park, a small child is standing, waving, saying “he-lo”. A disembodied hand reaches from outside the panel, trying to persuade the child to move: “Come on! Stop being in the lady’s way!”. The lady doesn’t seem to mind, though - she is smiling at the child, mirroring its stance.](https://images.prismic.io/wellcomecollection/8d5b4059-5c0b-4ed5-8a9b-33b529e75b22_wellcome_socialise_full.png?w=1338&auto=compress%2Cformat&rect=&q=100)
About the illustrator
Lesley Imgart
Lesley Imgart came to the UK from Germany for art school and ended up staying for the people, the pubs, and salt & vinegar crisps. She is based in Edinburgh and makes illustrations and comics about anything that feels important to her. You can read them on her Instagram/ public journal, @lesleyimgart.