Covid se je zapisal v zgodovino
Platforma za muzeje po vsej Evropi
Hiša evropske zgodovine je začela projekt Dokumentiramo covid. S tem projektom želimo prikazati življenje v Evropi v času pandemije. Doslej smo se osredotočali predvsem na pojave solidarnosti, upanja in utrjevanja skupnosti. Zdaj pa želimo deliti tudi izkušnje in rezultate, ki jih je na razne načine zbralo več muzejev. Na ta način se lahko povežemo, soočimo in primerjamo izkušnje z občinstvom na vsej celini.
Royal Albert Memorial Museum, UK - Lockdown Legends I
In July 2020 the Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art Gallery, Liveable Exeter and Exeter City Council asked people across Devon to nominate their Lockdown Legends; to celebrate local people who had shown particular kindness, courage, humanity or ingenuity during the coronavirus pandemic.
Lockdown Legends honours those people and allows those who were supported, or saw the lives of others improved, a chance to say thank you.
The following stories showcase the resilience of the people of Devon who have helped the most vulnerable in our society. They are truly inspiring and highlight the selfless actions of individuals who went above and beyond to help others.
Jack Hopkins
Jack aged 5 from North Devon - during the lockdown he walked 50k to raise money to help the NHS. Total raised £1550. He walked 5k twice a week and although this was tough he kept going as he remembered “the doctors and nurses needed to help to stop the virus”. Nominated by Katie Roberts
Mahi Ahmed
Mahi Ahmed was the founder of Inclusive Exeter CIC’s Coronavirus Hardship Relief Project. As lockdown loomed, Mahi got working on his plan to have tasty, nutritious meals delivered to vulnerable people across the city. Within days, a team of volunteers responded and our wonderful group of co-ordinators, order takers, shoppers, chefs and delivery drivers came together. Mahi’s enthusiasm was infectious and our whole team felt motivated and energised. More than 1,000 people benefitted, receiving meals and/or food parcels, thanks to Mahi’s vision and drive. He would say that every member should be nominated but he is our Lockdown Legend. - Nominated by Alan Quick
City Community Trust
CCT is Exeter’s leading health and wellbeing charity working in partnership with Exeter City Football Club and provides a range of activities to people of all ages, focused on health, education, wellbeing and physical activity. During the Covid-19 crisis CCT turned their attention to underpinning the support services here in Exeter and East Devon. Throughout May they responded to requests to deliver groceries and medication to the most vulnerable in the community and have now supported shielded and vulnerable people - Jamie Vittles, Andy O’Doherty and all the team at the City Community Trust were nominated by Cllr Peter Holland.
Marilyn Laws
Since late March Marilyn Laws has selflessly raised over £1000 for the Children’s Hospice South West and in the process brought a sense of security to the community. Marilyn raided her sewing supplies to make an array of masks for the community, and in the process raised money for an organisation where terminally ill children have come to spend their last days during lockdown. The generosity of people has been overwhelming. This is not only in terms of the donations but assisting Marilyn in her quest to distribute the masks. Marilyn’s mission continues! – Nominated by Simon Tootell
Paul Mouland
Paul Mouland, the Freemoovement team and their volunteers have been delivering, by bike and trailer, hot meals to the homeless, medication, books from Exeter Library, food packages and essential supplies for people who have suffered financially and emotionally. They have forged partnerships with multiple community organisations including faith groups, St Thomas Food Fight, St Thomas Medical Centre to name a few. Paul has also stepped in and hosted online Covid-19 emergency meetings for the city wards of St Thomas, Alphington and Exwick. Their contribution to the city of Exeter has been immense. - Nominated by Chloe Pooley
Royal Albert Memorial Museum, UK - Lockdown Legends II
YMCA Exeter Support Workers - Peter Hall
YMCA Exeter Support Worker, Peter Hall is our lockdown legend. As networks, routines and community connection were stripped away for our 31 young people living in supported accommodation, Peter responded with faultless courage. He went above and beyond to support our young people as he toured the building, responding to any fears and connecting from a distance - ensuring every young person knew that they weren’t alone.
YMCA Exeter Support Workers - Lydia Brown
As lockdown hit on 23rd March, YMCA Exeter Support Worker, Lydia Brown, was on call 24/7 responding faultlessly and courageously to young people struggling with the impact of lockdown on their mental health. One resident needed Lydia to accompany them to the hospital, other residents needed Lydia to queue for hours to collect their prescriptions. Many residents just wanted to chat on the phone day or night, knowing that Lydia would be there for them. To all of us at YMCA Exeter, Lydia is our lockdown legend.
YMCA Exeter Support Workers - Sarah Griffiths
As Covid-19 broke, Sarah Griffiths single-handedly kept YMCA Exeter supported accommodation spotlessly clean for all 31 young people living in residence. She went above and beyond, putting her own health at risk to ensure that there was no chance of the virus spreading. From endlessly cleaning communal handles, to meticulously ensuring communal bathrooms were free of germs, Sarah embodied selfless courage and kindness towards all of our young people. To all of us at YMCA Exeter, Sarah is our lockdown legend.
David Spicer
My very good friend David Spicer is a Lockdown Legend because every day for the first 50 days of Lockdown he played a virtual ‘Guess the song’ keyboard rendition of popular hits for his vast number of followers. This quickly became very important to all of his friends and family as it provided something to look forward to and chat about together online. It made everyone smile in a really tough time when people were scared and stuck indoors. His little chat, some jokes and keyboard skills were a daily highlight and made lockdown an easier thing to get through. - Nominated by Dax Oliver
Sammy Hartstein
Sammy is 16 years old and has been a regular volunteer for the Buckfastleigh Response team, helping deliver food parcels for the food bank. He has donned his face mask and gloves and carried heavy boxes of groceries to people who needed support, often in hot weather. As well as delivering food, he has delivered books to help shielded people with their lockdown boredom. He has done all of this whilst coping with the death of his grandma, the loneliness of lockdown, and uncertainty around his GCSEs. - Nominated by Helen Hartstein
Irish Linen Centre & Lisburn Museum - "Covid 19 and Me"
Shuttered shop, Lisburn City Centre, March 2020
Due to a nationwide lockdown in March 2020, shops were ordered to close. Many people were very worried by the pandemic, and shop owners often left words of encouragement on their closed businesses, including this – ‘take care and stay safe’. Lisburn Turkish Barbers is located in Market Square, Lisburn.
Child’s linen face mask
Linen is strong, lightweight, easy to work with and helps wick moisture away. It is one of the best fabrics for facemasks or coverings. In Northern Ireland, the use of face coverings in enclosed public spaces was made mandatory to help stifle the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Alcohol hand sanitiser, April 2020
Alcohol hand sanitiser was in huge demand in the early days of the pandemic. Many distilleries ceased producing spirits and started selling their own, branded, hand gels. Shortcross Gin is located outside Crossgar, Co. Down, and sold their products online.
MAS & FelixArchive, Antwerp, Belgium – "Corona-archives"
Antwerp prison banners
The employees and inmates of the prison on Begijnenstraat made four banners. This way they sent out messages of solidarity and empathy - a wish for health for everybody.
15 March – 16th May 2020
Collection: MAS, inv. nr MAS.0328.002
Walking the Meir
When the lockdown was over, the stores on the shopping street Meir reopened. Retailers took safety measures of all kinds. The municipality created road markings to enable crowd control and ensure physical distancing.
31st March 2020
Collection: FelixArchief, inv. nr 2876#82
Iftar ‘on wheels’
Celebrating ‘Iftar’ — breaking the fast together after sunset — was not possible during this Ramadan. Therefore some mosques, such as El Fath, delivered Iftar meals by cargo bike to people who were alone or in poverty.
12th April – 13th May 2020
Collection: FelixArchief, inv. nr 2920#6
’t Akkoord plays music for De Fontein
Since seniors turned out to be more vulnerable victims of the coronavirus, many inhabitants of care centres and service flats had to stay at home. The musical band ’t Akkoord gave a physical distance concert in front of residence De Fontein to provide some musical distraction.
10th May 2020
Collection: FelixArchief, inv. nr 2893#2
The National Museum of Lithuania, Lithuania - “Who Will Tell the Story of COVID-19 in the Museum in the Distant Future?”
Composer Zita Bružaitė’s piece “Anxiety”
When the quarantine was announced on March 16, composer Zita Bružaitė started creating her new piece “Anxiety” (Lith. Nerimas). Every day, she devoted at least half an hour for this work. The manuscript of the composition donated by Bružaitė to the museum reflects various moods and conditions that the artist had undergone on each day of the quarantine.
T-shirt
Spending her time at home, Gintautė focused on her favourite hobby, embroidery. Having asked her friends on Instagram what represented the current situation to them, she embroidered thirty-three different quarantine stories on her old T-shirt. The stories depict different symbolic ideas, nostalgic things, and relevant issues such as toilet paper and respirators. When a follower asked her to embroider something magical, she decided to interpret this through an image of ‘a coronavirus in a glass jar’. The T-shirt was given to the museum by Gintautė Riabovaitė.
Cherry blossom trees online
Spring is the time when all the people of Vilnius go to the ‘sakura orchard’ to admire the blooming trees. Yet this spring, in order to protect the people and limit inevitable gatherings, Vilnius City Municipality in cooperation with the telecommunication company Telia installed cameras in the orchard and organised live web-streaming of the blooming sakura cherry trees. Vilnius City Municipality donated the informative sign to the museum.
A ticket from Bali
In March 2020, when the borders of most of the countries were closed suddenly, travellers were faced with huge challenges. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Lithuania started arranging repatriation flights from the countries with the biggest numbers of held-up registered citizens. The last flight from Bali Island took place on March 28-29. Ugnė Karaliūnaitė, who returned home on that flight, gave her tickets to the museum.
A template for face shields
At the rapid onset and spread of this viral infection, Lithuanian health care institutions did not have enough protective equipment, whereas the acquisition of such protective gear became next to impossible. In response to the situation, the School of Robotics developed a 3D mask print template, which businesses and individuals used to print over fifty thousand face shields for health workers in a very short period of time. Paulius Briedis (VšĮ Robotikos mokykla) donated the template to the museum.
Museum Foundation for Post and Telecommunications, Berlin, Germany - "Covid Communications"
Hamster package
This 'hamster package' was sent during the Coronavirus pandemic as an alternative birthday present, when physical visit were not possible. It contained two rolls of toilet paper, a large pack of pasta and food cans - items that were especially useful at the beginning of the first measures against the Coronavirus in Germany. Many of the items were sold out in supermarkets. The sender was the “Hamster Company, from Hamster street in Hamstern”.
Amberg, April 18th, 2020
Thank-You letter on a postcard to postmen
Deutsche Post AG received this self-designed postcard as a 'thank you' to its mail deliverers, who were particularly stressed by the increased volume of letters and parcels during the coronavirus pandemic. Because of the measures taken to combat the coronavirus, many households were increasingly having goods delivered to their homes. Since then, consignments have frequently been delivered contactlessly. The card can be seen as a gesture and sign of solidarity to the postman, similar to the evening applause for healthcare professionals. The postcard is marked with Cologne Cathedral in a snow globe.
Cologne, March 30th, 2020
Diary of an extraordinary time
The book, published by the artist Hasso von Henninges, collects contributions from 20 authors who report on their daily experiences, routines and impressions from the Coronavirus period in the months of March and April. These weeks were shaped by measures to combat the coronavirus and self-isolation. They write down their thoughts partly handwritten, partly digitally. The 260-page work has a distribution run of 32 copies.
Nuremberg, March / April 2020
Postcards in times of Corona
The artist Susanne Schattmann launched an appeal by post, sending old postcards covered with acrylic paint to family and friends, with the request to design them and send them back. More than 50 people of all ages responded with their creations. The motifs and techniques of the postcard gallery show a complete range - from watercolors and photos, to expressions and iconic representations. A related “map tour” is also being developed, as well as a self-written song.
Nuremberg, March to June 2020
Individually created instructions for the use of Skype and IPad for seniors
The coronavirus pandemic has boosted digitization. A large part of personal exchange has increasingly shifted to digital channels due to contact restrictions. For this reason, Mr Rauch bought an iPad for his parents, who are over 80, so that he can still communicate face to face with them. Since the parents had no experience with computers, smartphones or the internet, their son created step-by-step instructions that he sent to his parents by post with the device. He explains how to use the device and instant messaging service Skype.
Dortmund, March 22nd, 2020
Galerija Oldham, Združeno kraljestvo – Oldhamski karantenski muzej
Tandle Hills
Iz prepolnih parkov, igralnic in otroških klubov na prosta polja, v nepokošeno travo, pod svobodno nebo in v odprt prostor. Krajinski park Tandle Hills je naše zavetje in bo to ostal še naprej. Otroci potrebujejo neomejen prostor, čas in igro brez hišnega reda, odraslih in njihovega sveta. Ko je bilo vsega preveč, nas je prav to rešilo.
Medicinska tehnika na otroškem oddelku z okrašenima ščitnikoma
Oldhamski karantenski muzej je bil digitalni projekt, v katerem so zbirali podobe iz lokalnega življenja med pandemijo covida-19. Krajane so pozvali, naj pomagajo zapisovati in raziskovati ta čas in svoja doživetja v digitalni časovni kapsuli delijo s prihodnjimi generacijami.
Liechtensteinski narodni muzej, Liechtenstein – Vsakdanjik med covidom-19
Historic England, Združeno kraljestvo, #PicturingLockdown
Jenny Mclean se spominja Nidiye
Nekaj sto metrov od mojega doma so skupni vrtički. Včeraj sem tam spoznal Jamajčana Tonyja McLeana in se z njim pogovarjal o tem projektu. Povedal mi je, da je njegova žena Jenny na pogrebu svoj najboljše prijateljice Nidiye, ki je umrla za covidom-19. Z njo sem se pogovarjal danes zjutraj in dejala mi je, da bo na vrtičkih z veseljem poklepetala z menoj, saj se tam potolaži. Na Nidiyinem pogrebu se je skoraj sesula. Najboljši prijateljici sta bili 33 let. Vtis je, da je bolezen v mestu Wolverhampton najbolj kosila med Azijci in temnopoltimi.
Ploskajmo državni zdravstveni službi
Roy Mehta, eden od desetih povabljenih umetnikov v projektu, je to fotografijo izbral za zbirko desetih podob iz londonskih predmestij. Dejal je: „Izbral sem fotografijo Shuvaseesha Dasa iz Londona, Ploskajmo državni zdravstveni službi. Všeč mi je bilo tudi nekaj drugih, vendar je na tej lepo ponazorjena karantenska resničnost tolikerih ljudi. Kompozicija par postavi v aktualne okoliščine in ploskanje na balkonu se lahko navezuje samo na podporo zdravstveni službi. V kombinaciji s temačnim izrazom na njunem obrazu je to zelo močna podoba.“
Vodni curki z varne razdalje
Dogajanje v stranskih uličicah na vroč pomladni dan. Prijatelja se bosta škropila, dokler ne bosta povsem premočena in jima ne bo zmanjkalo vode. Njun nedolžni smeh in radostni kriki nas opominjajo na pretekle vedre dni, ki se bodo nekoč zagotovo vrnili.
Juliette, Juliette (zvoki ulice)
Pomlad nas pozdravlja s sončnimi, toplejšimi dnevi, meni pa se je najbolj prilegel oddih na vrtu. Kombinacija karantene in besen naval simptomov je pomenila, da mi je ta dragocena površinica na prostem znova postala varno zavetje, tako kot že tolikokrat prej: mesto, kjer svet obstaja le v obliki piša vetra, čudovitega ptičjega petja, živžava otrok med igro in zaprtih oči na pomladnem soncu. In čeprav smo si v naši soseski vsi toliko blizu, je resnično čudovito, da nam je na voljo tudi taka spokojna oaza.
Naključno friziranje
Na sosednjih vrtovih sta se dve družini po nakljulju hkrati lotili domačega striženja. Vrt na desni strani pripada zavodovemu fotografu Alunu Bullu.
Musée de la Vie wallonne, Belgija – Ilustracije zdravstvene krize
Zaščitna maska
Med koronavirusno zdravstveno krizo jo je izdelala klobučarka Isabelle Mathieu iz Alleura. Zasnovala jo je tako, da omogoča komuniciranje z gluhimi, naglušnimi ali nemimi. Pri projektu so ji z laserskim izrezovanjem materialov pomagali v sodelovalnem prostoru Relab de Liège in poskrbeli, da se tkanina ob vizirju ne cefra.
Perth Museum & Art Gallery, Škotska – Naše doživljanje covida
Grafiti rulajo, OK?
Po slabih dveh mesecih karantene so se začeli poleg sočutnega odziva pojavljati tudi zabavni protesti. Ta grafit je pod mostom na cesti A9 čez reko Almond v predelu Inveralmond v škotskem Perthu.
Karantenske risbe s kredo
Med omejitvijo gibanja so se morali otroci zabavati bližje domu in so ponovno odkrili nekatere tradicionalne igre. Kredne risbe in igre na pločniku so se pojavile na več krajih, v tem primeru v središču Pertha na Škotskem.
Pobarvani prodniki
Proti koncu karantene so otroci začeli ob šoli puščati pobarvane kamenčke in tako izrazili solidarnost in sočutje.
Na sliki je del „družinske karantenske gosenice“ pred osnovno šol Moncrieffe v Perthu na Škotskem.
Madžarski muzej na prostem, Madžarska – Virtualna razstava mask
Iz Budimpešte
Ko so ljudje po trgovinah pokupili vse zaloge, sem si seveda želel zagotoviti ustrezno zaščito, tako bolj svojstveno. Izbral sem srednjeveško zdravniško masko iz časa kuge. Prepričan sem bil, da če je to delovalo v srednjem veku, mora tudi zdaj. Masko sem dobil aprila, še pravi čas. Ves teden sem z njo nakupoval, se sprehajal po ulicah in uporabljal javni prevoz. Kamorkoli sem prišel, so ljudje obstali. Poklicni fotografi me še vedno kdaj pokličejo, da bi me na ulici slikali. Ne glede na to, ali imamo pandemijo ali ne, ljudje nikoli ne bi smeli izgubiti občutka za humor, tudi če je nekoliko črn.
Iz Mosonmagyarórvárja
Vse se je začelo 13. marca zvečer, ko so najavili, da od naslednjega ponedeljka ne smemo več v šolo. Vsi smo mislili, da bo trajalo le kak teden ali dva ... A smo se krepko ušteli.
Te maske so iz posteljnine, barvne so za otroke, triplastne bele pa za vse ostale. Upam, da se bo vse kmalu spet normaliziralo. Razmere se izboljšujejo, lahko gremo spet na poletne tabore in se družimo s prijatelji!
Iz Mezőkövesda
To masko mi je za poroko sešila tukajšnja šivilja. Imeli smo zelo malo časa, zato ni izvezena. Naša družina je namreč po rodu iz ljudstva Matyó, kjer so ženske več generacij vezle čudovite obleke in okraske.
Svatba je bila 21. marca v Mezőkövesdu in moje dekle Beáta Görzsöny je postala moja žena Beáta Kiss. :) Iz varnostnih razlogov smo imeli ta dan le nekaj gostov, kar je bilo čudno, a bova nanj vseeno ohranila neverjetno lepe spomine.
Iz Debrecena
V lokalnih novicah in na spletu smo prebrali, da je vlada zaprosila državljane za pomoč pri izdelavi mask. Po elektronski pošti smo se prijavili, iz enega od skupnostnih centrov v Debrecenu smo prejeli pozitiven odgovor in dostavili so nam ves potrebni material, elastiko in kroj. Ni bilo težko. Mož je prerisal kroj, sin (z zmanjšano delovno zmožnostjo) je maske izrezal, sama pa sem vse skupaj sešila. V nekaj dneh smo proizvedli več kot 150 mask. Ni bilo samo zabavno, ampak tudi resnično uporabno!
Nacionalni antropološki muzej (Madrid) – projekti v zvezi s covidom
Prosili smo obiskovalce, da nam pošljejo fotografije, na katerih nosijo zaščitne maske. Nošenje mask je obvezno, zato opredeljuje nove obraze na javnih mestih. Julij 2020
V času osamitve smo prosili svoje občinstvo, da spremenijo svojo hišo v muzej in v videu predstavijo svoj najljubši predmet. Alfonso nam je povedal, da je njegov klobuk vzbudil veliko spominov na njegovo domovino: Mehiko. Od aprila do maja 2020
Več kot 20 antropologov je v sodelovanju z muzejem predstavilo, kaj se je dogajalo v času osamitve in katere spremembe lahko pričakujemo v našem vsakdanjem življenju. Njihove članke smo objavili na spletnem mestu muzeja. Ta slika je v delu Álvara Alconade Suspendidos en un tiempo de reflexión (Ustavljeni v času razmisleka).
Napis: „Ne dotikaj se me! Mogoče imam virus!“ Od maja do junija 2020
Španci so lahko v tednih, ko so bili izolirani v svojih domovih, da se ne bi okužili s covidom, dogajanje na ulici in v soseščini opazovali le skozi okno.. Prosili smo jih, da nam pošljejo svoje fotografije. Ta fotografija prikazuje mavrico, ki jo lahko Ana kljub omejitvam gibanja občuduje skozi okno svojega stanovanja. Od aprila do maja 2020
Naše občinstvo smo prosili tudi, da nam pošlje fotografije, ki prikazujejo, kako je po več mesecih spet obiskalo svoje četrti. Ángel je poslal fotografijo, ko prvič po dolgem času spet gre v cerkev. Junij 2020
Finski narodni muzej – zbirka fotografij
Freska Superhoitaja (super medicinska sestra) je zahvala medicinskim sestram za delo med pandemijo koronavirusa. Grafiti podjetja Molotow Finland v znak spoštovanja za zdravstvene delavce na območju Konepaja v okrožju Vallila v Helsinkih, 28. april 2020.
Pouk o okolju v parku Sindibrychau za razred 3B nemške šole v Helsinkih (Deutsche Schule Helsinki), 26. maj 2020. Ko so se šole sredi maja ponovno odprle, so nekatere učne ure potekale na prostem, nekatere pa v zaprtih prostorih. V ozadju je učitelj za otroke s posebnimi potrebami Anmol Dogar.
Organizacija Hurstastin apu (pomoč Hursti) je kljub koranavirusu v okrožju Kallio v Helsinkih revnim delila hrano, 17. april 2020. Zaradi omejitev gibanja čakanje na hrano v vrsti ni bilo več primerno, tako da so jo ljudem razdelili, ko so zanjo zaprosili. Dobrodelna organizacija vsako leto ljudem v stiski razdeli pakete hrane in oblačil ter organizira različne dogodke.
Slovenski etnografski muzej – Zbirka šal na račun koronavirusa
S pojavom pandemije koronavirusne bolezni smo se v Slovenskem etnografskem muzeju kot družbeno odgovorni ustanovi vprašali, kako se odzvati na njo, predvsem pa, kako v dani situaciji pomagati ljudem. Odločili smo se, da bomo začeli zbirati šale, ki so krožile med nami. Na ta način smo želeli ljudi razveseliti in jih nekoliko razbremeniti vsakdanjih skrbi, bojazni in tesnobe, ki so povezane z boleznijo, izolacijo in osamljenostjo.
Muzej okrožja Monoghan, Republika Irska – beležimo svoje izkušnje
Etnografski muzej, Madžarska – predmeti iz karantene
Zaščitna maska z vezeno vijolico
„Kot velika ljubiteljica vezenin se dobro zavedam časa, ki ga je treba vložiti v to delo. Tudi v prostem času izdelujem veliko vezenin. Maska ima dve plasti in je ročno izdelana. Vzorec vijolice sem izbrala iz dveh razlogov: vijolica je ena prvih cvetlic, ki vzklijejo spomladi, torej v času, ko se je pandemija pojavila na Madžarskem; ima tudi simbolni pomen preporoda in upanja – za boj proti virusu.“
Tehnologija in ustvarjalnost
„V času omejitvenih ukrepov sva oba z možem delala na daljavo. Moja delovna obremenitev je ves delovnik konstantna, tako da sem ves čas zelo zaposlena. Delovna obremenitev mojega moža pa se spreminja, vendar je strogo nadzorovan, in sicer občasno preverjajo njegovo dejavnost na računalniku. To je lahko zelo zoprno, kadar na primer v službi ni dela in se zavedate, koliko bi bilo treba postoriti doma. Rešitev tega problema so nabodala. Medtem ko delam, ostane vključen tudi drugi zaslon.“
Osrednji del
„V prostem času zelo rada izdelujem okraske. Ta izdelek je krasil velikonočno mizo. Družinskih članov nismo videli že več tednov, spremljanje vsakodnevnih obvestilo o virusu po televizij pa je postalo del našega vsakdana. Osebno menim, da nam lahko gre precej bolje, če dneve popestrimo s ščepcem humorja.“
Pomembne zaščitne maske
„Ljudje so na začetku pandemije na Madžarskem pokupili vse zaščitne maske. Menila sem, da je edina rešitev za to, da izdelam svoje. Poiskala sem prvovrstno bombažno majico, iz katere sem iz hrbtnega dela lahko izdelala šest zaščitnih mask.
Ta fotografija je zame zelo žalostna, saj je Italija, ki se je prva v Evropi soočila z virusom, moja najljubša država. Obstaja italijanski izraz „dare una mano“ , ki pomeni dati nekomu roko v pomoč. Majica nima rokava, ki dobesedno simbolizira manjkajočo pomoč, ki bi jo morala Italija prejeti od tistih držav, katerih turisti so glavni kupci tega blaga.“
Likalna deska
„Ta likalna deska je postala veliko večji del našega vsakdanjega življenja v zadnjih sedmih tednih, kot je bila v preteklih desetih letih.
Njena višina je nastavljiva, zato je primerna kot podstavek za računalnik med spletnimi učnimi urami klavirja, ki jih je deležen moj otrok, saj ima učitelj popoln pogled na držo in prste. To je dovolj dober razlog, da se je nakup likalne deske obrestoval.“
Danski nacionalni muzej - digitalni artefakti o covidu-19
Pojdi domov
V času velike noči so se ljudje množično odpravili na pohode v naravo v bližini redko poseljenega območja, čeprav bi po danskih smernicah morali ostati doma. Prebivalka, ki jo je preobilica ljudi razdražila, je ob cesto postavila znak z napisom „Pojdi domov“. Ker je to njene sosede ujezilo, je nazadnje znak odstranila.
Muzej Vesthimmerlands, Danska – utrinek covida
Medicinska sestra
Muzej vsak dan zbira poročila ljudi, ki menijo, da je vse narobe. Charlotte Høj OpheimWinje je ortopedska kirurška medicinska sestra, ki pa je bila v nekaj dneh prekvalificirana za zdravljenje bolnikov zaradi koronavirusa v bolnici Farsø. Njena zgodba je zdaj shranjena za prihodnje generacije.
Netto
Kupce se pred vstopom v veleblagovnice in trgovine spodbuja, da skrbijo za druge kupce in zaposlene ter da ohranjajo razdaljo. Poleg tega trgovine ljudi obveščajo, da ni razloga, da kupujejo na zalogo, saj izdelke dobavljajo vsak dan. Znaki in opozorila so pomemben del dokumentacije našega muzeja o zelo posebnih razmerah. Nekateri od njih bodo pozneje končali v zbirki muzeja. Muzej tudi sodeluje z županom, da bi pridobil povzetke odločitev in druge pomembne občinske dokumente.
Dejstva
Razkužilo, plastične rokavice in znaki z navodili, kako se obnašati v veleblagovnici, vključno z največjim številom ljudi v trgovini. Nakupovanje je nenadoma tvegano in povsem drugačno, kot je bilo včasih. To trenutno beleži muzej, ki koronavirusno krizo dojema kot edinstveno priložnost za beleženje zgodovine, medtem ko se odvija. Za muzeje je resnično pomembno prikazati vse spremembe, ki se dogajajo.
La Fonderie – intimna osamitev
Nakupovalni voziček
Včasih je bil ta voziček simbol nakupovanja, ki ga je bilo treba opraviti ob koncu tedna namesto drugih veliko bolj zabavnih dejavnosti. Vlekli smo ga kot utež in ga videli le kot uporaben predmet. Zdaj, v času osamitve, je postal simbol izhoda in pustolovščine.
Sušilnica
Ker moja žena (tista z nakupovalnim vozičkom) v najini sobi, ki je zdaj pisarna, dela na daljavo, sem obtičal v dnevni sobi ali jedilnici ... Najina tako imenovana pisarna je bila nekoč: soba za klavir in petje, računalniška soba, soba za slikanje in vsake dva do tri dni sušilnica.
Zdaj s Plume živiva v jedilnici oz. sušilnici. Tolažim se, ker je v času osamitve likanje nepotrebno (...), zato ne živiva tudi v likalni sobi!
Mobilni telefon
Moj mobilni telefon je od začetka osamitve postal zelo pomemben, saj sem lahko z njim poklical svojo družino, svoje prijatelje ... S pomočjo mobilnega telefona sem tudi vedno v stiku s svojim učiteljem.
Teden pred uvedbo omejitve sem zlomil stari telefon in sem potem v sredo, tik pred zaprtjem vseh trgovin, kupil novega. V trgovino sem prispel ob 11. uri. Uf!
Nacionalni muzej sodobne umetnosti, Romunija – Umetniški laboratorij v karanteni univerze UNARTE
Past 2020 / Ni me tukaj 2020
„Čeprav je hiša mojih staršev precej prostornejša od garsonjere, v kateri sem živela v Bukarešti pred karanteno, se počutim kot v eni od velikih kletk v živalskem vrtu, kjer žival živi v pogojih, ki so podobni naravnemu habitatu, še vedno pa ni svobodna.“
Projekt Dom je povsod: ni zunanjega sveta, 2020 / Poklicali vas bomo, 2020
„Na žalost me stanje sili, da stanovanje ostaja moj edini dom. Z risanjem lahko nekoliko pobegnem in se postavim v različne prostore, ki so mi bolj domači. Čeprav sem v stanju osamljenosti in dolgočasja, menim, da je to obdobje zelo koristno za umetniški razvoj in druga področja.“
Dnevnik samoizolacije, odlomki, 2020
„Katerega dan je danes“ je kratek dnevnik v samoizolaciji, ki prikazuje moj osebni enomesečni postopek prilagajanja v času pandemije. Sprva je bil univerzitetna naloga, nato pa je prerastel v dejavnost z najbolj terapevtskim učinkom v zadnjih mesecih.
Dnevnik je razdeljen na dva dela: prvi del odgovori na vprašanje Kje sem? in predvsem izraža psihološke spremembe, ki jih je povzročila popolnoma drugačna nova realnost v zaprtih prostorih, v kateri smo se znašli čez noč. Drugi del govori o temi „Kje želim biti?“ in nostalgično prikazuje majhne in nekoč pogoste želje, ki nam v teh časih pogosto vdirajo v misli.“