Bieke Depoorter Henk, who I crossed paths with last Sunday, while on my daily walk in my neighborhood.This moment struck me, the image I saw through the telescope made me quiet. The comfort of the cosmos. I have b
(...) een feeling a bit disoriented in the past week(s), I guess I am always a little bit, but now it’s different. This virus strikes everyone in the world. Yes, we are in all of this together’, but more than ever inequalities are visible. Stay home doesn't have the same connotation to everyone. I can’t stop thinking about children who have to stay home in violent households for example, about refugee camps, people living in townships or slums or about the homeless. There is no way to escape these days. To be honest, I don’t know how to deal with all that. I can’t find the right balance between ‘finally’ resting (like everyone seems to be doing, if I can believe social media ), covering this special moment in time (like many colleagues are doing), continuing my personal projects (as I finally should have time for that), all those digital obligations that come now (Assignments are stressing me out), endless reflecting (I can't stop my mind), doing something useful (what does that mean?)…We are in quarantine, but most of the time I feel like I want to be even more locked up from all the stimulus from outside. But then I start to feel selfish and I want to do something. Sint Amandsberg, Ghent. Belgium. March 31, 2020. © Bieke Depoorter | Magnum Photos