My inspiration for this series was the relationship between my family while being stuck together during quarantine. I created still lives, portraits of my family, and self-portraits in my home. Much of this project focuses on pondering about my family relationship. The fear of getting sick and losing their jobs has created more fights and bad habits. There are seven of us in the house currently: me, my parents, two siblings, and two grandmas. Being forced in the house together has strained all of us. We all have been feeling bored, worried, and angry. 

I began this project focusing on how my family was passing time in quarantine, and the activities used to entertain us. I then realized what I was truly interested in. I was interested in my family dynamic and was finally confronting the idea of our relationships. Being indoors was the most challenging and biggest change. After observing, I became interested in how my family was coping and how we act toward one another. 

Through my photos, I wanted to show the captivity of my family. These images are all taken in our home, I wanted to provide the feeling of being enclosed. In this series, I depict laziness, unhappiness, and our family connection. There are signs of dysfunction and unhappiness while in captivity. Even with feeling unhappy and uninterested, we do come together and there is a sense of unity. I would like the viewer to see the depressive state of my family, but also our bonding. These images are dark and lack vibrant colors. They all have a yellow and orange tone to emphasize this redundancy of being trapped every day. I want the images to feel slow, without much activity - like time is passing. Altogether they convey the depressive mental state coronavirus has put us in.