City Series - Priyanka Sharma in Ludhiana, We the Isolationists (50th Corona Diary)

City Series – Priyanka Sharma in Ludhiana, We the Isolationists (50th Corona Diary)

Our corona diary. [Text and photo by Priyanka Sharma] I close my eyes in my self-isolation from corona… and I see that my infinite consciousness has semblance of a feather which wanders swiftly from one city to another, swirling with…

City Series - Shreya Chaudhuri in Delhi, We the Isolationists (49th Corona Diary)

City Series – Shreya Chaudhuri in Delhi, We the Isolationists (49th Corona Diary)

Our corona diary. [Text and photo by Shreya Chaudhuri] I close my eyes in my self-isolation from corona… and I see Salvador Dali’s melting watch painting. The irreversible quality of time of the artwork makes me think about the sudden…

City Series - Chaitanya Suraj Mamidi in Rajahmundry, We the Isolationists (48th Corona Diary)

City Series – Chaitanya Suraj Mamidi in Rajahmundry, We the Isolationists (48th Corona Diary)

Our corona diary. [Text and photo by Chaitanya Suraj Mamidi] I close my eyes in my self-isolation from corona… and I see the migrant laborers in Delhi who are forced to walk all the way back to their hometowns, the…

City Series - Ulrica Hume in San Francisco, We the Isolationists (47th Corona Diary)

City Series – Ulrica Hume in San Francisco, We the Isolationists (47th Corona Diary)

Our corona diary. [Text and photo by Ulrica Hume] I close my eyes in my self-isolation from corona… and I see myself looking back, and she says, You’re not alone, you know, and she is uncannily majestic, and her voice…

Mission Delhi - Pavan Bir Anand, Sector 44, Noida

Mission Delhi – Pavan Bir Anand, Sector 44, Noida

One of the one percent in 13 million. [Text and photos by Mayank Austen Soofi] On 22 March, at 5 pm, quarantined people all across India started to clap and bang their dinner thalis from their windows and balconies to…

City Series - Priya Jain in Delhi, We the Isolationists (46th Corona Diary)

City Series – Priya Jain in Delhi, We the Isolationists (46th Corona Diary)

Our corona diary. [Text and photo by Priya Jain] I close my eyes in my self-isolation from corona… and I see myself walking in a wide open space, with a brilliant sunset in front of me. Fluffy clouds scattered across…

City Series - Avantika Seth in  Simla, We the Isolationists (45th Corona Diary)

City Series – Avantika Seth in Simla, We the Isolationists (45th Corona Diary)

Our corona diary. [Text and photo by Avantika Seth] I close my eyes in my self-isolation from corona… and I see my grandfather. The same house where I sit and think about him today was bought by him decades ago….

City Series - Bhanu Ghalot in  Leicester, We the Isolationists (44th Corona Diary)

City Series – Bhanu Ghalot in Leicester, We the Isolationists (44th Corona Diary)

Our corona diary. [Text and photo by Bhanu Ghalot] I close my eyes in my self-isolation from corona… and I see the rush of my daily routine. I see the street leading to my university. I see the smiling faces…

City Series - Sohaib Panwala in Montréal, We the Isolationists (43rd Corona Diary)

City Series – Sohaib Panwala in Montréal, We the Isolationists (43rd Corona Diary)

Our corona diary. [Text and photo by Sohaib Panwala] I close my eyes in my self-isolation from corona… and I see nothing, and I hear nothing. Pure and empty encompassing silence where the simple pleasure of springtime ought to be….

City Series - Keren Naomi in Chennai, We the Isolationists (42nd Corona Diary)

City Series – Keren Naomi in Chennai, We the Isolationists (42nd Corona Diary)

Our corona diary. [Text and photo by Keren Naomi] I close my eyes in my self-isolation from corona… and I see… words, long adjectives to describe long-forgotten memories, stubborn nouns to resurrect colossal monuments of space and time, flowery, free…