Quarantine Diary is a personal project initiated during the first lockdown of the Covid-19 pandemic. It comprises a series of cartoons expressing my daily state or activity through a single drawing each day. This endeavor served as both a challenge and a form of meditation, enabling me to navigate the complexities of enduring the lockdown away from my family and home. I dedicated 62 consecutive days to this project, transforming it into a meaningful reflection on my experiences during that period.



Personal Project



2020






"All I need is a bottle of sparkling wine." "I have discovered that spending time on the rooftop is much nicer than I’ve imagined. If this period lasts longer, I will be buying a sunbed and shaker to make cocktails " "As if everything wasn't annoying enough, I also have menstrual pain." "Some silence and green is the best healing of mine." "The new generation quick wash cycles." "From yesterday some rules have been changed. We are one step closer to our freedom. We can move all around the city and region, go to the favourite restaurants and take away. Everybody can visit his family or beloved ones. So what have I done? I went to the pastry shop to reunite with my beloved croissant." "Do you know the feeling like you are falling down while you are sleeping? When you wake up, you don’t feel the danger or the adrenaline anymore. Today I feel like I haven’t waken up from that sleep and stucked in-between." "An ocean dream." "This is how the sun makes me feel like; lucky and special." "Overthinking" "It is hard and melancholy sometimes." "Spring has arrived while we are being at home, and probably we’ll miss the biggest part of it. Sooo, if you find any piece of green, take out your socks and get rid of negative energies." "It is impressive which kind of activities we can create or make online due to need of socialising with our friends. We’ve tried to do yoga all together though. And this is the result." “I want to miss my home.” "If your neighbour plays the same song ever single day;" "I am not fan of e-books and I’ve already read all my books that I took from Turkey. So today I’ve spent pretty long time on Amazon by choosing and ordering new books." "Having a video call is one of my biggest activity I guess. Thank you for everybody who is calling and never letting me feel alone." "This is how I begin and end my online lectures." "Today I’ve found myself in the garden after long time thanks to sun. The neighbor's dog also accompanied me. Yeah we look similar a little bit yeah. "I’ve discovered how important to do the laundry and stack the clothes forwhy I am doing at least 3 times in a week." "I’ve begun to combine some herbs and fruits to create tea. It helps to relax." "I had a picnic dream." “We’ve experienced another unusual event of quarantine. Todleast we were able to attend the ceremonyd officially graduated! At least we were able to attend the ceremony.” "Dear diary; today I broke the vacuum cleaner." "Well, let me count how many different kind of birds I have seen today." "Make your weekend special." "Who are the ones getting ready for nothing?" "Going to the supermarket is the only occasion to be out." "Today I have been in Venice island after a long time, I was amazed to be there, meet with my friends and have some drinks. Things are getting normal again and I am ending my quarantine diary here. Goodbye from Campo dei Tolentini!" "Sometimes there is just nothing more relaxing than a shower." "Since when is the 200 meter too short? I finish my walking tour within 2 steps and I exactly feel like this." "What if I watched some sad movies and cried?" "Happy easter!" "Today 'pasquetta' has been celebrated. I can complete the entire quarantine with the chocolates that I’ve received." "I don’t know how to manage online lectures and assignments in better way." "Finally we are able to go for a walk again, more than 200 meters far. And finally I am reaching the forest and lake. Feelin’ grateful." "I don’t know if it is normal seeing a policeman with a horse but it is pretty unusual for me." "I don’t know how to be without pyjamas anymore, trying to remember..." "Forced to be at home, far from the family and friends sound sad. But I am so happy to be surrounded by people who love me and make me feel like I am on the clouds. Well, even though I don’t feel like; I’m 25 by today!" "Upps, a small accident." "Today was cold and I've spent all day close to my dear cup." "Wrap, wrap, wrap." "These days, spending hours working on the computer, my dear mouse has become like a limb of my body." "Today I've improved some skills in kitchen." "Overstress." "Finally delivery guy arrives." "Finally I am able to begin this fuckin’ stressful -but satisfying- activity." "I was always afraid to get bad news when I am far away. It is as bad as I imagined." "The puzzle is done, hell yeah." "Me and my responsibilities." "This Mother's Day is the time when my mom needs me the most. Not only she, but also my aunts and grandma. My heart is with you." "Days in low-spirits. No spritz." "Golden hour." "Do you remember the wine carboys that I found, my friends? They don’t exist anymore, and it is not my fault." "Today’s gain was these wine carboys that I’ve found next to trash bins. loved them; washed them." "All day in bed. Discovering limits of laziness."