City Series - Maria Salsilli in Lido, Venice, We the Isolationists (85th Corona Diary)

City Series – Maria Salsilli in Lido, Venice, We the Isolationists (85th Corona Diary)

Our corona diary. [Text and photo by Maria Salsilli] I close my eyes in my self-isolation from corona… and I see my beloved lagoon, so peaceful and still… no boats, hardly any vaporettos, just the odd seagull. San Marco is…

City Series - Lata Rodrigues in Porvorim, Goa, We the Isolationists (84th Corona Diary)

City Series – Lata Rodrigues in Porvorim, Goa, We the Isolationists (84th Corona Diary)

Our corona diary. [Text and photo by Lata Rodrigues] I close my eyes in my self-isolation from corona… and I see myself remembering the isolation during the Indo-Pakistan War 1971. I was seven years old. Windows were boarded with black…

City Series - Kakul Rawat in Delhi, We the Isolationists (83rd Corona Diary)

City Series – Kakul Rawat in Delhi, We the Isolationists (83rd Corona Diary)

Our corona diary. [Text and photo by Kakul Rawat] I close my eyes in my self-isolation from corona… and I see myself sitting on a circular rug right in the middle of my room, the sunlight flooding inside. There lies…

City Series - Gaurang in Latur, We the Isolationists (82nd Corona Diary)

City Series – Gaurang in Latur, We the Isolationists (82nd Corona Diary)

Our corona diary. [Text and photo by Gaurang] I close my eyes in my self-isolation from corona… and I see what ‘I don’t want to live on the moon’ from Sesame Street really meant. A song that has always comforted…

City Series - Maria Giulia Escard in Turin, Italy, We the Isolationists (81st Corona Diary)

City Series – Maria Giulia Escard in Turin, Italy, We the Isolationists (81st Corona Diary)

Our corona diary. [Text and photo by Maria Giulia Escard] I close my eyes in my self-isolation from corona… and I see myself freely entering a Fine Arts shop–it is still open–and asking with a smile on my face every…

City Series - Ankita Sehgal in Jalandhar, We the Isolationists (80th Corona Diary)

City Series – Ankita Sehgal in Jalandhar, We the Isolationists (80th Corona Diary)

Our corona diary. [Text and photo by Ankita Sehgal] I close my eyes in my self-isolation from corona… and I see myself drowning second by second in whirlpool of my own thoughts. I always felt the world needs to slow…

City Series - Saba Qizilbash in Dubai, We the Isolationists (79th Corona Diary)

City Series – Saba Qizilbash in Dubai, We the Isolationists (79th Corona Diary)

Our corona diary. [Text and photo by Saba Qizilbash] I close my eyes in my self-isolation from corona… and I see myself standing in Lahore. I walk down the quiet streets of Cantonment as I make my way to my…

City Series - Zehra Shafi in Srinagar, We the Isolationists (78th Corona Diary)

City Series – Zehra Shafi in Srinagar, We the Isolationists (78th Corona Diary)

Our corona diary. [Text and photo by Zehra Shafi] I close my eyes in my self-isolation from corona… and I see a different world??? Hell no! It’s still the same as it used to be last year. The barricades are…

City Series - Naheed Shuja in Baramulla, We the Isolationists (77th Corona Diary)

City Series – Naheed Shuja in Baramulla, We the Isolationists (77th Corona Diary)

Our corona diary. [Text and photo by Naheed Shuja] I close my eyes in my self-isolation from corona… and I see I am in the vast surreal Tulip garden.The long arrays of Tulips are before me, there is a gloom…

City Series - Gauri Yadav in Delhi, We the Isolationists (76th Corona Diary)

City Series – Gauri Yadav in Delhi, We the Isolationists (76th Corona Diary)

Our corona diary. [Text and photo by Gauri Yadav] I close my eyes in my self-isolation from corona… and I see A sketch of smudge charcoal, of melting desire and delightful vacancy. When I lie, I feel my hair pulling…