In Mourning

This series explores the resentment, confusion, helplessness, fragility, and anxiety we have experienced during this time of self-isolation, specifically in the first few months of the pandemic. Our sleep has suffered, our mental state is deteriorating, our pride is swallowed, and we are mourning the loss of our loved ones and clinging onto nostalgia to get through. This theme hones in on other people's experiences, including my own, and feelings thus far into the lockdown and I try to express those stories visually. I've primarily used reds and neutrals for the color scheme as it places emphasis on the underlying tone in the world right now: there is something sinister lying beneath what we can see.

This series is also looking at the different manifestations that this virus and those feelings have taken on. Our minds have been clouded with questions of uncertainty. The "what-ifs" and the "will I ever" are loudly echoing in our heads. And even with all of us experiencing the same thing, there is still a division. Where is the unity? Where is the solidarity? Why are we so self-seeking at a time of our world's most vulnerable moment? We may have lost the ability to touch and be physically present but that should not remove our sense of humanity. We do not have to endure this alone, nor should we want to face this alone. We should walk through this storm together so that we can heal together.