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The economics of safety
"I'm encouraging
New Yorkers
to on with
their lives
and
get out
on the town"April 8, 2020
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Current headlines
health experts
overwhelmedoutbreak surge
numbers spike
rare syndromesMay 9, 2020
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Covid symptoms
as of now
it affects
the brain
eyes nose
bloodJune 14, 2020
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How the virus won
the big cities
are explodingJune 24, 2020
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False hopes
cases surge
told that the virus
would be short lived
it continues
ravaging the city
no end in sightJuly 8, 2020
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The truth
whether
you believe
or not
the consequences
are the sameAugust 13, 2020
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Tracking the spread
permeating
state lines
from
family member
to
family memberSept. 20, 2020
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Where the virus was...
After a summer
of some respite
it is building againOct. 14, 2020
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Lives lost
US
250,000
the world
1,500,000
deadNov. 20, 2020
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Death ripples
a myriad of faces
families
in mourningNov. 23, 2020
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On his watch
all preventable
had it not been
politicizedDec 1, 2020
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Lockdowns, cases
and deathscases
exponentially
growDec 4, 2020
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Prioritized:
healthcare workers
nursing home residents
over 75
essential workers
politiciansJan 7, 2021
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Vaccine vs
covid proteinsmRNA vaccine
Ad26.COV2.S
ChAdOx1 nCoV-19
BBIBP-CorVJan 9, 2021
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Vaccine myths
changes your DNA
leaves a microchip
causes infertility
rushed and unsafeJan. 15, 2021
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Slow roll out
as the needle
went in
the guilt
began
now protected
so many notJan. 19, 2021
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More knowledge
less fearnew
discoveries
brings hopeFeb. 2, 2021
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Those we've lost
host of Wonderama
state administrator
nightclub owner
school teacher
NBA reporter
tango star
navy vet
latino judge
photographer of
Asian American lifeFeb. 14, 2021
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What separates us now
hard
to recognize
a face
or engage
without a smileMarch 10, 2021
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He never wore
protectionthe death toll
“is what it is”
-President TrumpMarch 20, 2021
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Family on hold
no touching
no hugging
no visitsMarch 23, 2021
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The beginning
of the endevery day
shots
go
into armsApril 12, 2021
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What to believe
risk level-very high
indoor restaurants-
now openApril 18, 2021
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Life with protection
fogged glasses
dry hands
yearning
to
smell springApril 20, 2021
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Senseless
if
only
we had
all embraced
masksApril 23, 2021
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This is an ongoing project about the Corona Virus. I have struggled like everyone with the magnitude of the pandemic-how it has insidiously spread and wreaked havoc around the globe. In March, while the virus began its universal spread, my world in NYC became my apartment. I knew in order to keep safe I wouldn't be able to access my studio, so I brought my camera to my home and constructed a small set next to a window.
I began my days looking at the NY Times online, hoping to find a glimmer of positivity. What I found and became obsessed with were the maps, charts and headlines, tracking Covid-19’s spread. I screen grabbed and printed them out to see how the disease had multiplied and moved, soon realizing that each of these little visual changes affected millions of people. These charts were highly analytical, leaving out the immensity of the emotional toll of those affected. It became apparent that I had to use them in my photographs, to help me process this devastating experience.
With time, photographs of the vast number of people who had died began to appear in the news. Grids of people’s faces filled the screen; most having passed alone without family or friends beside them. As the virus moved through our country, many of our political leaders refused to acknowledge the dangers that it posed creating devastation and death. The incredible loss and the politics of this period, was incorporated into these photographs.
This series began in March 2020 when NYC was the epicenter of the pandemic. It is a reflection of my emotions and thoughts through the past year and a half. By photographing this data and images,combined with botanicals, my intent is to speak to the humanity of those affected by this epidemic. Motion in the images was utilized to help convey the chaos and apprehensions we were all experiencing. Once assembled, I now see that these images are a visual diary of my life with Covid-19; the politics of the time and the way it has affected our everyday lives.
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