Shweta Bist
Covidity is a collaborative photo series with my two daughters, now ages 8 and 11, who have largely been home since their schools first closed in mid- March of 2020, when a Lockdown was put into effect in New York City in response to the outbreak of a novel coronavirus.
The project is an attempt to visualize our curiosities, and conversations with one another over the countless hours we continue to spend in each other’s company. These photographic images are a reflection of the wanderings of our minds, as we navigate this extremely trying time in our symbiotic lives; where we have found ourselves restricted from movement, but not from thought.
The Covid- 19 pandemic has affected communities all around the globe. While some have been affected more than others, we’ve all had to reimagine the way we live with creativity, resilience and hope. With that in mind, the series aims to provoke contemplation in the viewer over aspects of the human experience during this period in our collective history, as seen through the lens of childhood innocence, and its eternal optimism.
1. Inseparable, 2021 Shweta Bist
2. A Covid Family Portrait, 2021 Shweta Bist
3. Intertwined, 2020 Shweta Bist
Shweta Bist is a visual artist and freelance photographer based in New York City. Her interest lies in the exploration of the emotional dynamics in familial relationships and how that shapes our human experience. Shweta’s work is greatly influenced by her experience as a mother, and the transformative impact it continues to have on her view of the world.
Instagram: @shweta.photo