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wor(l)ds and landscapes #1
— fragments of an intercontinental connection

5km… This is my world now… 5km…
How weird could become our life since last year, isn’t it?
It’s been nearly a year now that we are in lockdown in this island, in the middle of nowhere.
The only thing that I can tell is: too windy, too dark, too cold, too lonely.
Years ago when I decided to explore this place, I was planning to explore and go away to explore a new place in our planet, I wanted to travel to the very North of our planet, face a new experience, but then, 5km…
I’m passing my days like that: wake up, coffee, porridge, virtual colleagues at work, face my computer, look for the freedom outside from my window, lunch, talk with a few clients, study, dinner, films, books, run, chat with friends/family online, meet boyfriend, to sleep ZZZZZzzzzz…
And repeat all over again and…
again and and again and again and again and again and again…
I’m feeling like a robot.
My entire world became a 5km world, with no idea when we’ll be able to walk beyond the 5km radius.
I feel like a robot living in the myth of Plato’s cave. — well, maybe this isn’t the right comparison, but since there’s almost never sun…