Project Isolation #2

Zebedee wanted to faciliate home-based, creative shoots to support our talent during these uncertain times. This epic image is of Lolly by @scallywagfox "My illness often keeps me home through the Winter, where I rest and wait, looking forward to the Spring & Summer arriving, with warmth for my bones and that extra energy I need to be able to work and meet with the ones I love. I run a Wedding Venue in the Summer Season, with Festivals, Camping & Garden Parties also a big part of my life. The gathering of friends & families, in outdoor spaces is such an important pilgrimage, meeting again with those we love. My little caravan and collection of vintage party clothes also come out of hibernation to dance, sing & play. Life with a disability is isolating, especially in Winter time, and to know this has now extended into the Spring and possibly the Summer has been hard to deal with. When Jonny, the photographer, approached me about doing a piece together, I told him how I wanted to collect all my wonderful clothes to form an image of everything that still needs to stay in ‘hibernation’, including me. As we used a large (and heavy!) office scanner, rather than a handheld, it was only possible to do this lying down, and my lovely little Caravan was the perfect place. There is a feeling of Ophelia to the styling and the ghostly effect from the scanning. It also reminds me of when I was a child, often having long days, weeks even, of bedrest. I would lie there quietly, often with heavy casts on my legs and arms, and listen to the sound of children playing outside, waiting for when I would be better again and able to join them" Lolly. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀