in the house is a photography series capturing a part of my COVID-19 quarantine. In my numerous relocations during quarantine, I learned some key realizations about myself. I have an interesting relationship with quarantine, relocating, and not having a stable place to live. I shot this photo series as a way to reflect how I feel about my homeless body, psyche, and life history. I grew up without a stable living situation until I came to Stanford. It wasn’t until I lived in other people’s homes during COVID-19 that I realized that my homelessness continued mentally, even when it wasn’t bodily. Even in large, beautiful houses like the one pictured in this photo series, I never felt at home. Always restless, unable to feel comfortable anywhere, and constantly tip-toeing even in my own private quarters, I made a photo series that reflected how I feel I exist in this scorching hot Central Florida home and during quarantine. The light path, which I created by using a lighter, matches, and long exposure, symbolizes the small, confined path that I felt comfortable in, and the trace of my energy and body heat. My body heat signified the routine paths that I would take everyday––up the stairs, on my chair, around my doorknob, around my water bottle––

 

in an effort to create familiarity. In an effort to create routine. In an effort to create stability. In an effort to create home.

 

 

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