For my identity project, I took 14 different photographs to reflect the stress experienced by different people during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Out of the 14 images, I chose three as my red images. The image of a little girl stressing about her homework (she goes to a Chinese public school), the image of a delivery worker intensely looking at his phone as another order is sent to him, and a community volunteer for dong the COIVD test sitting alone on an empty ground, keep expecting someone to come but no one showed up.

 

When looking at this photo more closely, we can see that the little girl has her right hand on her cheek, and is staring at the screen, disheartened, trying to make sense of her homework. A practice sheet lays before her, full of questions to answer, but she doesn’t pick up her pen. The light coming from the lamp illuminates her face and highlights her eyes, and it also is the only light source in the room. There is only darkness behind her, symbolizing her feeling of unwillingness and frustration. A small glow of sun rays peeks into the room, symbolizing a hope to escape from this boring study.

 

The delivery worker is staring intently at his phone as another order pops up. It is still bright and we can see the blue sky and the crossroad clearly. No cars are zipping around him, as everyone respects and appreciates and clears way for him. From this picture we can see the hardship of his career and the respect he his paid (stark contrast).

 

The volunteer in white is sitting alone on open ground. His job is to do Covid testing for the people living in the compound, however, nobody is showing up. He sat under the tree shade in frustration and kept on waiting. The tree shade is a reflection of his sadness.