It was the year 2020, and as German Chancellor Angela Merkel delivered a powerful message to the nation, saying, "Since the Second World War, there hasn't been a challenge to our country where our shared solidarity is so crucial," I understood that this year would be remembered.

People were dying, and health systems teetered on collapse. Rights seemed absent, with police clearing parks. Covid-19 unleashed fears, leading to panic-buying. We were confronted with mortality, obsessively cleaning to ward off the inevitable. The world was quarantined; as Merkel said, "At the moment, only distance is a show of care."Reacting to Merkel's address, I examined isolation and the pandemic's impact through creative outlets.

I embraced the internet's randomness for two weeks, following Max Siedentopf's "Home Alone Survival Guide" Challenge. My Instagram audience gave me daily tasks. My art, like a toast card house mirroring the Brandenburg Gate, reflected the fragility of our systems. Pieces featuring excessive toilet paper stirred comfort and envy. Wet hands, once perhaps provocative, became a sanitary reminder.

In "Quarantainment," I captured our isolated existence, spotlighting the quirks of pandemic life. The series is a testament to humor and community in the face of adversity, documenting our shared ordeal—a composite of our global pandemic experience.