Banksy’s 2020 Bristol mural showing a child sneezing was titled Aachoo!!.
The artwork appeared on a house in Vale Street, Bristol, in December 2020. The child’s sneeze is exaggerated so that household objects fly through the air, while the figure’s visible breath and the scene’s domestic details create a comic image. The mural was produced during the COVID-19 pandemic, when sneezing and respiratory illness had heightened public significance.
The artwork was painted on a privately owned property and quickly attracted attention from residents, media and visitors. Because Banksy’s pieces are often removed or protected after appearing, the work’s physical location became part of the story.
Aachoo!! is not the same as Banksy’s earlier pandemic-related work in the London Underground, which featured rats wearing masks. The title is an onomatopoeic rendering of a sneeze.