In the universe of Instagram, the international friendship and artist collaboration between Jim Eyre (UK) and Natalie Christensen (USA) began in 2017. A trust was established despite a distance of 4952 miles and never having met in person or even spoken by phone. Through discussions via DM they shared their experiences of creating art, exhibiting it on Instagram, and the psychological effects of that experience. The result of their correspondence was a decision to collaborate and build art pieces that respond to their sometimes fraught experience of sharing and consuming art in the virtual landscape that wasn’t built with art appreciation in mind. Jim and Natalie have had solo exhibitions of their collaborative work in LA, London, Albuquerque, and Santa Fe. They have been included in group exhibitions and recognized by Lucie Foundation and Musee Magazine as a top ten finalist in the 2020 publication "In Isolation". VIRALSTATES/COVIDSCAPES is their fourth project together and will be exhibited in 2022 in the USA. There exhibition includes photo montage, photo-based sculpture and film.