Julie Laffin

Remotely Corona Series

Undisclosed Location | April 2020

Julie Laffin is an artist living in northern Illinois but longing for the southwestern Unites States where she goes each summer to escape the crop dusting in the corn belt that surrounds Chicago. Due to severe, disabling chemical sensitivity Laffin has been quarantining at home, wearing a mask for public outings and social distancing for 15 years so far-long before it became part of the larger culture.

In another incarnation of her artistic life, before becoming environmentally ill, she was a performance/installation artist. Her work can be seen here: www.JulieLaffin.com

Remotely Corona is a photo series that spun off from Laffin's ongoing Hostage at Home series. It's about the intimacy of domestic space and the little things we may not notice unless we are homebound due to protracted illness, or when trying to do our part for the good of humanity during a global pandemic.