Catarina Bernardi Illustration and Visual Media We are all in a bit of a weird place now. No one really saw it coming, but now everyone is locked in their own house, restrain to their bedroom, kitchen and living room. And the main concern is not knowing when it will end, having no real certainty put in front of us - which is something that society never really faces. A lot of things were put into test these days, including the shift of the 'regular' ways of working. Meetings became Zoom calls, offices became living room tables. Some people have been using this time to become multitaskers: read three books a week, learn a new language, workout from home, chat with every family member once a week and become a Masterchef in the kitchen. However, that’s not the case for all of us. I’ve been reading a lot of accounts from artists and designers on how they feel unmotivated and uneasy, which has been getting in their way of working. Mainly when we direct our minds to those that work by themselves. Staying at home all day causes that weird feeling of not having a clear separation between work and rest. And when it comes to creative practices that need more than one person, or a proper space, involved it can become even harder to process how to act in these times. In this mix of ultra and under productiveness I’ve seen attempts from a few different creatives trying to gather a community of practices to keep creating and incentivising others to do the same, while sharing their feelings and reflections of their isolations. I’ll listen to them below as an incentive to myself, and others that might need some inspiration. Fernando Schlaepfer (@anendfor) Fernando is a photographer who is currently under quarantine alone in his house in Rio. Having no one other than himself, a camera and in house gadgets, Schlaepfer has been creating a series of photos to reflect his impressions during this self-isolation times - much like an illustrated quarantine journal. He has also been bending his editing and shooting techniques, and sharing step-by-step reports of his practice in his Instagram stories. Quarerente’ Na Minha Vida (https://quarentenaminhavida.tumblr.com/) The project was created by the artist Camila Cornelsen and it consists of daily photography challenges for people to register their surroundings. All entries are gathered in a Tumblr blog, always open for submissions. As Camila said on her Instagram post: “The idea was to create a sort of collective confinement diary. For me, and I hope for others too, it is a tool to escape from anxiety and the fear of over the lack of work during the next months.” Projetemos (@projetemos) Projetemos is an Instagram page dedicated to sharing the work of VJ’s all over Brazil. These days, it serves as a showreel of manifests spread out through the country, an urban open galleries that come from a single window, sharing personal messages, public warnings, or words of protest. It’s a great platform for seeing visual artistic expression being shared on a public space, in times like this - where the public can’t go to any space that isn’t the private. It breaks the perception that people are all on their own and reflects the sense of community and the presence of the other in a very physical way. At this moment, I have fluctuated between being on the very proactive and productive side, trying to get my creative muscles working, and the very unmotivated, uninspired side. I believe that the fact that I continued my internship in a home office space has got in the way of dedicating to my own independent creative practice, however, it has helped me a lot in my professional practice. Throughout the weeks I’ve been more able to test what routine and workspace fits my needs better, and how to keep clear and constant communication with my colleagues in order to keep with our deadlines. Besides that, I’ve been able to catch up on my thesis readings, started a frame by frame animation course online and briefly explored my traditional and digital illustrations skills (example below).
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