Isolation
Photos taken in quarantine during the COVID-19 pandemic
It’s truly strange to experience isolation together. A society all alone, finding comfort in knowing that they aren’t alone in their loneliness. Digging through old belonging as part of a long-procrastinated project. Finding your middle school saxophone with a moldy reed stuck to the mouthpiece. Learning to freeze grape tomatoes. Watching bananas turn brown and your egg stock count down toward another timid visit to the grocery store. Dishes, and a renewed commitment to keeping your houseplants alive.
I found myself pushing my isolation into these objects and allowing them to carry the weight of loneliness with me. Reflections of a time and a feeling. The best way to capture them was to lay a white cooking board on the floor, set up haphazard lighting (a desk lamp on a stool) and stand on a chair with my antique 56mm lens - one that casts an appropriate, dreary softness. A coronavirus inspired studio where I found a few hours of reprieve from a crisis and reminders and hackneyed social media posts.
Chris Parri is a photographer and writer originally from Eastern Idaho, now living in Boise. He is an editor and designer for Badlands. You can follow his work on Instagram @wydahochris