In late March, Bluff City photographer Jamie Harmon made headlines with his evocative portraits of Memphians across different social strata posing in their homes, collected as a series titled Quarantine Memphis. Now that we’re eight months into coronatimes, I’m sure you’ve documented some of your own quarantine experience, consciously or not — pictures of your workspace, your garden, your family, your pets; great recipes you’ve written down. We’re all worn down by the Groundhog Day-ness of it all, but no two people’s environments, routines or activities are the same. The holidays are mere weeks away, so how about a DIY cookbook or calendar, or even just some handwritten letters to family and friends you miss? Not to be Pollyannaish about this fiasco of a year, but the prolonged collective trauma and isolation has no doubt given us insights worth sharing on what we need, what we don’t, how to and how not to be. (A freak kitchen accident in May taught me this one: Slowing down prevents careless errors.) CHARLIE ZAILLIAN
Make Homemade Gifts Inspired by Quarantine
