The World Within - PBF05 / Caimi & Piccinni
21 January - 27 March 2021
Quaranteen. Picturing young lives in isolation
The images for this project come from observing the day-to-day life of the son of one of the artists during lockdown. Both of the artists are fascinated by the impressive way in which young people have adjusted in the face of this unprecedented situation. Remote schooling and contacting their friends electronically seem to have become totally second nature to them. So, using the same tools and applications, they interviewed twenty young people in quarantine around the world. The screenshots then provide a way into their private spaces and the places where they are locked down. The result is a multifaceted overview of so-called “Generation Z”, with some of the teenagers totally in step and happy with the pace of life in confinement, while others look forward to seeing their friends again in person. Some of them seem worried in the face of the pandemic, while others serenely believe that everything will return to the way it was before.
