The only possible revenge against the pandemic is in the hands of science, in the form of a vaccine, and in art, in the form of catharsis. The need from which I started this series is common to every artist, that vital impulse that leads us to further complicate reality, because art does not explain, but rather complicates reality even more. Making art in seclusion is a challenge: on the one hand you have all the time to perfect an idea, and on the other hand all the material limitations to execute it. I have tried to do my best with that ingredient which is time to think, and the few things within my reach to create these images.The great explosion of the pandemic seized me in the city of Bufalo, in the state of NY, about 6 hours from my neighborhood in northern NJ, on the banks of the Hudson River off the island of Manhattan. Being the area where I live the epicenter of the pandemic in the USA, I decided to stay with my partner Imara Lopez at her residence on Fargo Street in Bufalo. I just brought a camera and an off camera flash with me.Seeking to take advantage of our time in seclusion, we began working on a series of daily photographs. The Ideas began to flow and in proportion the problems, obstacles and lack of the right equipment to make them come true. 398 miles away from my studio in NJ and with only two stores open: Dollar Tree and Target, the only solution was to create the instruments to be able to work. This is the basic equipment for the production of the Quarantine photo series: - a camera and a normal 50mm lens - 4 flashlights of 1200 lumens - 1 flash- 1 radio transmitter and a slave for the flash - cardboard tubes to direct the light in the form of Spotlight and home made light boxes. - black tape and wire
