Another day in isolation at home, another day of this surreal time. I can work at home, I can clean my house and my garden, I can read books and I can watch a lot of movies on the tv, I can do a lot of things, but sometimes I need to stop myself and think.
As an artist I have the habit to work in my lab in loneliness and believe me, I like to spend hours in a sort of self-isolation (I'm an introvert since I was a young girl), but this is different. This is not just my choice. This isolation is for something different, it's to help us (all of us) to stay safe and to take care of ourselves.
Talking with some collegues who work in the creative fields (painters and writers), I know there are many people who are having difficult to work at home during these days. Creative works could be done at home (if you live in a lab house like me), but they need the right state of mind and now everything looks so chaotic around.
I'm using this isolation like a sort of journey around me and around the ways I can use to express myself and this is one of those way: a monochrome photo.
I painted my face and I chose this scenes to represent my state of mind: a bit confused. ^_^
Just to know, because I know there are different rules for lockdown in different countries of the world:
after some restrictions like schools closed, cancelled events, ets.. here in my area we started the lockdown since March 11th (in some italian areas the lockdown started before of that date). Since that day all the shops are closed, the same for restaurants, pubs and bars, the employes started to work from home (if they can), we started to go out just for works, to buy food or medicines, for special needs like to take care of an old relative. Everything respecting the right social distancing, wearing the mask and the gloves. Nobody can run, people who ave a dog can walk with the dog just close to home for few minutes at time, parks are closed. Streets are full of policemen to control if people is out of home for one of the reason that I wrote before. 2 times at day a car on the streets remeber us to stay at home (using the voice of our Major).
At now, the government said the deadline for the lockdown will be the April 13, but I'm not so sure it will be the real end of our lockdown.
Well, now I need to work for another hour and after I'll watch somethng on netflix ^_^
See ya soon !
Silvia
