At Home

The world changed in 2020 in ways that no one could have expected. From months spent in quarantine grew a global movement for justice and equality. Each of us had to process and adapt to in our own way. In an effort to stay connected and support one another, we created At Home: a series of stories documenting the experience.

The interviews

The heartfelt, human stories are really the magic of this site. We feel very proud to have created a space where people felt safe enough to share their stories and express themselves fully. There’s a lot to discover: humor and sadness, hope and despair, and creativity and stillness. Individually, each story offers a new perspective, told through a distinct voice and lived experience. Together, they create a beautiful time capsule effect, a portrait of a moment in time.

As a storytelling platform, we knew we wanted to take an editorial approach to the site. The site scrolls horizontally, an intentional break from the normal vertical scroll that serves to reinforce the unique reality of early 2020. Each city stacks horizontally on the right like the spines of a book, offering a new chapter of this pandemic story.

Our goal is to lift one another up and help people connect, empathize and support each other. We are grateful to each and every interviewee for sharing their story and contributing to this project.

photography

Helge Mundt captured portraits of the Berlin interviewees. With his help, this allowed us to provide a real, visual look at the situation in Berlin. Each maker was photographed from a distance either from the balcony or window, at home or in their private workspace.

The makers

A massive thank you to all the makers who participated in the project.

Berlin: Abigail Wheeler, Alba Rey, Alex Hall, Elena Breuer, Fabio & Rupert of Roy Kombucha, Francisco G. Silva, Hiroo Tanaka, Izabela Rosiak, Joana Schmitz, Kikelomo Oludemi, Laureanne Kootstra, Maddy Ayers, Mathias Modica, Medhat Aldaabal, Noel Alejandro, Simon Kaiser, Tobias Raschbacher, Whitney Wei, William Bagnoli, Ylenia Gortana.

San Francisco: Derek Anthony, Emily Nathan, Genevieve Bandrowski, Jessica Furui, Jillian Knox, "Joonbug" Mcintosh, Kim Stace Thomas, Linda Fahey, Luca & David of Colpa Press, Sepehr Alimagham, Sincere Justice, Todd Tankersley.

London: April Hill Writing, Ayanna Birch-Bailey, Bruno Valasse, Charlotte Brooks, Crispin Jones, Dale Gibson, Daniel The Gardener, Em Cole, Emma Fineman, James Telford, Jemma Ryan, Jesse Laitinen, Majeda Clarke, Mark F. Painter, Meetal Patel, Monique Brown, Sista Barista.

New York City: Andre Bato, Christina Lonsdale, Haik Avanian, Miss Juliet, Rachael Yaeger, Reed Tankersley, Remi Odunsi, Sebastian Speier, Zipeng Zhu.