Eli Perriment

Sometimes Home

During the Covid-19 pandemic and the resulting lockdowns, many of us have experienced a deep sense of displacement. Our perception of time has changed, and society has been left in a kind of limbo.

This, combined with the physical and emotional isolation, has resulted in many people experiencing profound mental health issues such as anxiety and depression. This feeling of solitary confinement, and struggling with the repetitive nature of everyday life, has been especially hard for those of us with pre-existing mental health concerns.

The work contained within this project explores my own personal experiences of lockdown whilst suffering from a longterm eating disorder. During this time, I have been living in multiple places and situations: full time in a psychiatric hospital, then at university accommodation, and finally back at home with my parents due to my condition worsening. This body of work serves as a document of my own feelings of transition and displacement, set against the backdrop of a global sense of anxiety.