Gábor Dóka: It is what it is - quarantine diary

This work is a visual diary of my quarantine. In this project I intended to showcase the ups and downs as well as the significance of mental health during these times and the uneven grounds which we all experienced. I was quite stressed and anxious because of the panic caused by the corona virus which was further spread and enhanced by both the media and my friends and family members. After six months I simply had to make myself feel at ease again in my own home, as I had no other option but to move back for longer than the usual long weekend. At the beginning, my stay at home was quite hard for me and affected my health. I had strange dreams and bad sleeping schedules. From 20 of March I started this series as a kind of self therapy. During the process I felt quite demotivated and captured the daily happenings around me, the feelings and thoughts that came up. I took inspiration from the way I look at my body/ my body image, the connection between me and my mom , the nostalgic things around me from my childhood years, my fear as well as my prevailing demotivation.

Digital photos and a risograph printed zine as a final form (40 pages)
2020