(scroll down for the english version – vean al pie de página para la versión en español)
La France s’est arrêtée il y a 12 jours. Le COVID-19 chamboule nos vies, nos rythmes, nos perspectives.
Bien que je mesure mon privilège (chômage technique total depuis 11 jours, pas de télétravail, pas d’enfants, en coloc’ avec un ami, un toit au-dessus de ma tête, de quoi manger, sachant déjà vivre et me contenter de moins), ce confinement imposé reste une privation de liberté et un questionnement de ma zone de confort. Et ce n’est pas du tout confortable.
Entre séances de yoga, dessins, écoute de podcasts, revoir ou découvrir des séries/films, téléphoner aux ami.e.s et à la famille, quelques trop longues minutes sur les réseaux sociaux, lecture des livres à disposition et d’articles divers et variés sur le net, la reprise de l’apprentissage du japonais ou commencer (enfin!) des séances de sport à la maison (pour travailler la cardio et les muscles, en prévision des futures randonnées estivales), le temps passe tranquillement, avec plus de douceur que je n’aurais cru.
De plus, mon ami Jeff Sinon, photographe dans le New Hampshire, USA, a lancé il y a quelques jours un projet photo qui pourrait me permettre de voir les choses encore un peu différemment: attraper nos appareils photos et exercer la créativité de notre œil.
Ses mots:
« Rejoignez le projet.
Vous êtes confinés chez vous à cause du coronavirus? Que vous soyez au milieu d’un grand jardin ou d’une chambre de bonne, une maison à la campagne ou un petit appartement, qu’importe même si vous ne pouvez pas du tout sortir de chez vous, attrapez votre appareil photo et exercer la créativité de votre œil. Prenez au moins une photo par jour, aussi longtemps que durera votre confinement. Partagez-la dans un article sur votre blog en l’étiquetant « Isolation Project, » ou suivez-moi sur Twitter en utilisant le hashtag #IsolationPhotoProject. »
Ceci était donc ma première participation au projet: la vie à travers les barreaux du garde-corps de la fenêtre de ma chambre parisienne.
Et vous, ça se passe comment?
Prenez soin de vous et courage pour les jours à venir. ❤
[English]
France shut down 12 days ago. COVID-19 turns our lives, our rythms, our perspectives upside down.
Although I’m aware of my privileges (total unemployment, no remote working, no kids, sharing an apartment with a friend, a roof over my head, enough to eat, knowing already how to live and be happy with less), this self-isolation revoques our liberty and questions my comfort zone. And this is absolutely not comfortable.
Between yoga sessions, drawings, podcasts, watch or discover series/movies, phone friends and family, a few too many minutes on social networks, book reading and article browsing on diverse subjects on the internet, taking up Japanese classes or (finally!) starting training at home (cardio and building muscles for the summer hikes I have in mind), times goes by easily, more nicely than I thought it would.
Furthermore, my friend Jeff Sinon, photographer in New Hampshire, USA, recently launched a photo project that might allow me to see things a little differently: grab our camera and exercise our eye’s creativity.
His words:
« Join the project.
Have you been cooped up inside due to the coronavirus? Whether you’ve got two acres or a tiny postage stamp, a house in the country or a small apartment, it doesn’t matter, even if you cant leave the confines of your home, get out your camera and exercise those creative muscles. Make at least one photo a day for as long as your isolation lasts. Share it in a blog post with “Isolation Project” in the tags, or follow me on Twitter and use the hashtag #IsolationPhotoProject. »
So, this was my first participation in the project: life through the bars of my parisian bedroom window handrail.
What is it like for you?
Take care and stay strong ❤
[Español]
Francia paró hace 12 días. COVID-19 altera por completo nuestras vidas, ritmos y perspectivas.
Aunque estoy consciente de mis privilegios (desempleo total, sin trabajo a distancia, sin hijos, compartiendo departamento con un amigo, un techo, suficiente para comer, sabiendo ya vivir y conformarme con menos), este aislamiento es una privación de libertad y plantea preguntas sobre mi zona de confort. Y no es confortable para nada, eso es cierto.
Entre sesiones de yoga, dibujos, podcasts, ver o descubrir series/películas, llamar a amigo.a.s y familia, algunos demasiado largos minutos en las redes sociales, la lectura de libros que tengo a mano o artículos sobre varios temas en el internet, el retomar clases de Japones y (¡¡por fin!!) empezar una pequeña preparación física (el cardio y fortalecer unos músculos para las caminatas del verano), el tiempo pasa tranquilamente, mucho más suavemente de lo que pensaba.
Además, mi amigo Jeff Sinon, fotógrafo en New Hampshire, EE.UU., propuso hace unos días un proyecto fotográfico que podría ayudarme a ver las cosas un poco diferente: agarrar nuestras cámaras y entrenar la creatividad de nuestros ojos.
Sus palabras:
« Unense al proyecto:
¿Están encerrados en su casa por el coronavirus? Que vivan en medio de un gran jardín o un lugar minúsculo, en una casa en la campaña o un departamento pequeño, no importa tampoco si ni siquiera pueden salir de su casa, agarren su cámara y ejerciten la creatividad de sus ojos. Saquen a lo menos una foto al día, todo el tiempo que dura su aislamiento. Compartenla en un artículo de su blog con la etiqueta « Isolation Project, » o siguanme en Twitter utilizando el hashtag #IsolationPhotoProject. «
Ésa era mi primera participación en el proyecto: vida a través de los barrotes de la barrandilla de la ventana de mi cuarto parisino.
Uds., ¿cómo están?
Cuidense mucho y ánimo para los días que vienen ❤
Les Petits Pas de Juls 
Great opening photo!
Thanks, Diana!
Welcome here!
It’s definitely been an eye-opening experience!! Definitely cooped up but I can say the only thing driving me wild is the inability to plan a trip and actually go on it. LOL. I am spending too much time on social media, but I’m having fun with it! hugs friend!
I have been wanting to pick up my camera. But literally have a …. photography block? If that’s a thing 😂
I understand.. I did too for some time.. try again!
Love it! Glad you’re staying safe.
Thanks!
Need to get used to the view a bit longer… Prime Minister just announced self-isolation will last 2 more weeks, at least until April 15… until next announcement when they prolong it again… 😥😓😷😔
Will stay safe and try to keep having good thoughts.
Take care too xoxoxo
To be honest I think you’ll come out of this better than I will, photographically speaking that is. With your having to work with more limited « scenery » your creativity is going to get a much better workout than I will with my big back yard. I cant wait to see what else you come up with!
I love your optimism, Jeff.
My limits are also that I don’t have much, in regards of props I could use, to play with… Living temporarily in my friend’s temporary apartment, neither of us have really taken possession of the place…
I’ll see what I can come up with but I already feel a little limited (if only by my own imagination); it sure will be a good exercise. 😉
I just had a thought. Your wonderful Day 13 image, is that sunlight on the wall to the right of the image? If so, depending on where that light is coming from, you could make a photo of that same composition once an hour for the entire day, capturing a slightly different image as the light and shadow falls across the scene differently as time passes. I really like that particular image as it is, but who knows what you may have come up with had you made that photo an hour earlier or an hour later??
Someone suggested quite the same idea recently, for a day by day comparison of light changes. I hadn’t thought of a hour by hour possibility.
I’ll try and do that tomorrow, although it doesn’t last very long on the wall and soon is projected directly on the floor, crossing from one side of the bedroom to the other… (and if I have to follow the light, I’ll have to move things around a bit…)
I’ll try and see what happens!
You may not have to move anything. Think closeups and abstracts using whatever the light happens to fall upon. You could do that with the light coming though each window in your place, assuming there’s more than one.
Ah, very good! I have started a series of my own, called a Cup of Coffee and a book, might have to tag it as Isolation Project as well!!
Definitely! I’ll go and check yours!
Take care! xoxo
And you take care, too!