Work by Yimeng Ding
Yimeng Ding
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An illustrated essay recording the March of 2020, in the COVID-19 pandemic.
Work by Yimeng Ding
Work by Yimeng Ding
Another serious side effect of the pandemic is displacement — the migration responding not only to the virus itself but also to the social and political shifts (quarantine policies, global travel restrictions, etc), voluntarily or not. The project packs some of my thoughts during the month’s evacuation from Rome to Ithaca, and from Ithaca to Shenzhen… For a month my life centered around a suitcase, the temporal basic unit for space and living. The suitcase has technically become my “house” — and what does domesticity mean when your whole life is trapped in a suitcase…?
Work by Yimeng Ding
Work by Yimeng Ding
Work by Yimeng Ding
Work by Yimeng Ding