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DIANA ZENG

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Shelter Me Shelter You is a ritual of daily works.

A series spanning 72 consecutive days of scenes and stories shared by individuals in lockdown during the COVID-10 pandemic.

View fullsize "feel even more claustrophobic." (day 1)
View fullsize "what will life be like after" (day 2)
View fullsize "and that this will soon all be over.” (day 3)
View fullsize "a personal hell of loneliness." (day 4)
View fullsize "to feel a sense of immunity." (day 5)
View fullsize "In 24 hours" (day 6)
View fullsize "in said muskateer’s van.” (day 7)
View fullsize "and we’re only just figuring it out." (day 8)
View fullsize "very far from home." (day 9)
View fullsize “Still, I find myself scrolling at 2am” (day 10)
View fullsize "in another person's position" (day 11)
View fullsize "day-to-day has not changed." (day 12)
View fullsize "utilizing a space I’ve hardly been in" (day 13)
View fullsize "learn in ‘Zoom’ school" (day 14)
View fullsize "what comes next.” (day 15)
View fullsize "outside of our four walls." (day 16)
View fullsize "Entire systems are changing" (day 17)
View fullsize "but loving us like never before." (day 18)
View fullsize "keep bunkered" (day 19)
View fullsize "what used to be nails on a chalkboard is now music to my ears." (day 20)
View fullsize "We are most afraid of things we cannot see." (day 21)
View fullsize "over the edge." (day 22)
View fullsize "read and reread WeChat" (day 23)
View fullsize “in the rush back to ‘normalcy’ we remember” (day 24)
View fullsize "She also sent me three pairs of underwear." (day 25)
View fullsize "to see them this year at all." (day 26)
View fullsize "a polished picture when reality is a little more hectic." (day 27)
View fullsize "cozy spaces are mission critical" (day 28)
View fullsize “charades in this living room” (day 29)
View fullsize "My mind is in Spain" (day 30)
View fullsize "don’t feel real anymore.” (day 31)
View fullsize “I’m kinda a loner by nature" (day 32)
View fullsize "the people fighting for us" (day 33)
View fullsize "to usher in a new week" (day 34)
View fullsize "Tonight is a falling sky Tomorrow is one too," (day 35)
View fullsize "toggling between a mixture of emotions." (day 36)
View fullsize "not all suffering the same" (day 37)
View fullsize “masked a real understanding of time.” (day 38)
View fullsize "peace in acknowledging your sadness" (day 39)
View fullsize "not through the woods yet." (day 40)
View fullsize “and wouldn't have even realized I was missing.” (day 41)
View fullsize "jarringly opposite" (day 42)
View fullsize "my side hustle" (day 43)
View fullsize "look into people’s eyes" (day 44)
View fullsize "the obvious star" (day 45)
View fullsize "in ways of love and support." (day 46)
View fullsize “how to grieve the little things” (day 47)
View fullsize "Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus" (day 48)
View fullsize "There’s going to be a lot of rebuilding" (day 49)
View fullsize "You can hear the strain" (day 50)
View fullsize “So this is not a new experience for me.” (day 51)
View fullsize “I thought I'd be thriving right now.” (day 52)
View fullsize "this little ball of joy" (day 53)
View fullsize "my gym, yoga studio, movie theater, and again - bar." (day 54)
View fullsize "miss the feeling of ‘coming home’." (55)
View fullsize "they need to be seen.” (day 56)
View fullsize "(who am I??)" (day 57)
View fullsize "I am a grumpy little gremlin." (day 58)
View fullsize "at the end of the day.” (day 59)
View fullsize "a huge equity issue" (day 60)
View fullsize "positive vibezzz" (day 61)
View fullsize “I hold all these emotions at once.” (day 62)
View fullsize "My heart hurts everytime I read a headline" (day 63)
View fullsize "forced, finally, to slow down." (day 64)
View fullsize "struggle with the tricky combination" (day 65)
View fullsize “happiness lies in the small things.” (day 66)
View fullsize "it told a hidden story" (day 67)
View fullsize "to have things to take care of." (day 68)
View fullsize "a sparrow has been visiting" (day 69)
View fullsize "(abbreviating makes it more palatable?)" (day 70)
View fullsize "We can't in good conscience" (day 71)
View fullsize "in the world and not just on a sign.” (day 72)