diaries

ELF ISOLATION
ELF ISOLATION
ELF ISOLATION
THE
QUARANTINE
DIARIES
VOL. 1
ELF ISOLATION

Quarantine
/ˈkwɒrəntiːn/
noun
noun: quarantine; plural noun: quarantines a state, period, or place of isolation
in which people or animals that have arrived from elsewhere or been
exposed to infectious or contagious disease are placed.
"many animals die in quarantine"
verb
verb: quarantine; 3rd person present: quarantines; past tense: quarantined;
past participle: quarantined; gerund or present participle: quarantining
put (a person or animal) in quarantine.
"I quarantine all new fish for one month"

SELF
ISOLA

TION

Ella du Heaume Campbell
@elladhc
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“Final Hour”

“Final Hour” documents one of my best friends @Yiigaa, a southeast neo
soul singer, and her last time in front of the camera for a while. While still
respectfully practising social distancing, she was photographed in a park
located across my house using a backdrop holder, 2 pieces of fabric and
the wind to our advantage. This will not only be her last time modelling for
me, but my last time shooting her until this pandemic is settled.

my name is
joseph oliver crackett
i am a photographer
a artist manager
a barista
a son
a friend
to some
maybe many
i come from a supportive family
a family of plenty
theirs 6 of us
all boys
5 straight
1 gay
wait
i enjoy my alone time
i enjoy creating
i enjoy my imagination
almost too much
a lot of my work
is behind the scenes
my expression of art
is based on capturing moments
of what i see
someone to be
its my comfort
i’m safe in this zone
but under this blanket
are feelings of my own
some come by
but
some never go
when i create
they come to the surface
if i ponder
my creations
they become
worthless
to me, anyways
i started writing down my thoughts
in the form of poems
whether they are or not
i dunno
i just see how they go

only me and my isolated thoughts
if i deleted instagram
will i still be a photographer
if i don’t use hashtags
do i still shoot on film
if i don’t post my work
have i done any
what if i just stopped shooting
what if i just finished that apprenticeship
as a landscape gardener
that was the hardest thing i didn’t finish
just like school
i held my weight in a physical debate
but i didn’t graduate
distracted by family issues,
love and popularity
took me 5 years
to see it with some clarity
life is what you make it
everyone has feet of clay
the cool kids
have bad days
even bad kids
have good days
life is like a movie
improvise ur role
act on your own
see how it goes
don’t watch others
or
you’ll get lost
&
forget what matters

“To be renewed in the spirit of the mind.”
When approaching the theme of self
isolation, I couldn’t help but associate it
with the process of personal growth that
occurs through self reflection, and how
solitude can be a necessary stage in that
process.
The title of this photo is an excerpt from
the Bible, which I have been meditating on
during the current global crisis. My faith
and spirituality play a huge part in the
perspectives I apply in my art and in
everyday life, especially in times of
uncertainty.
Although the world is going through an
unsettling period, I believe that this is the
perfect moment to transform our physical
stillness into an opportunity to renew our
spirits and strengthen our minds in a way
that works for us. To ensure that we come
out rejuvenated and spiritually grounded
when this is all over.
- Oyato
–Ephesians 4:23

“To be renewed in the spirit of the mind.”
–Ephesians 4:23

Daniel is a designer and photographer based
in London, mostly making work relating to
architectural and queer subjects.
This collection of dreamlike images replicates
the art of shadow puppetry to perform
a series of surreal scenes using only everyday
household objects. Shadow puppetry
is an ancient form of entertainment and
storytelling, often performed in domestic
spaces using candlelight to tell the stories of
traditional folk tales. As we find ourselves
in the current situation, spending much of
our days at home, this series prompts us
to consider the surreal reality of this ‘new’
everyday we are living.

Locked in with the Monster inside myself
Love the Idea of Isolation until it’s imposed
Love being Alone until I don’t have a choice
Love Time with Myself until I lose Freedom
To escape my Own Being.
Love the Simplicity until that is All that I know
Love watching Films until they make me
Question my Soul.
Love to have my Schedule and manage my Time
Until the Power I have over Myself is almost
Divine.
Love the People I live with until they’re All that I see
Love reading these Books until retaining Knowledge
Loses meaning to Me.
Love caring for People until…. NO. The Forced
Isolation lets my Pain play outside, but it Only ever can
Sprout far enough to Engulf me, I don’t want others getting
Affected; nor by this nor by my Personal Demons.
Losing Escape feels like losing a Sword
As if picking up Gravel to desperately throw in Its Face
In the form of my Books or my Films or my Tools
Desperate Attempt to Stay out of my Own head
Maybe I should get Inside there and do what I feel like I can’t.
Maybe I won’t succumb, maybe I’ll win the Fight
Maybe the nine headed Dragon shall Die tonight
Maybe it all led to This, Facing my fears
Maybe I’ll find out the Dragon is actually Nothing
But really a large Shadow of a harmless Kitten
Whatever I may Find, I fear I have to try Now
Before the Moment is gone
And I’m allowed to leave this Whole town
To seek the Never-ending Escapes once again
Never seeing just how Strong I perhaps really am.

Outside Looking in.
The Camera Obscura is a phenomenon that has helped to prove that light travels in straight lines. It is created when a small
hole or aperture is made in a darkened space. Using my homemade obscura I picked the biggest window in my house and
photographed the scene outside which is naturally inverted. Hence, “Outside Looking in”.

on a solo one
Just a few thoughts from isolation. I’ve been allowed time to sit with some feelings and
decided I need to move out of my parents house, get back with my ex and meet up with my
friends from school more. But those feelings might all have changed in the next few hours.
By Dubheasa Lanipekun a multimedia artist from South London

collecting
memory;
looking
backward