Directed and Illustrated by Omar Khouri. Animated by Alaa Fleifel. However, this has been augmented since the outbreak of Covid, which has hit the entire world in every possible sense.
Touch has become smooth and technological now that we are largely unable to go out or socialize beyond the household, and are physically distanced from loved ones; we see others mostly through screens. The dominance of the virtual over the physical in daily life has produced different ways of imagining social experience and bodily perception. Additionally, as social interactions have been reduced to technological devices and we turn to online spaces ie.
Photographs by Omar Sha3. Modeled by Miramar. The restrictions required by Covid lockdowns created a new perception of the physical and spatial reality. Aytug, the years-old student from Turkey, told me how he perceived the new measures of Covid,. I feel like we are living in a new world. I can only wander online. Everybody becomes so far but also so close online. Social media keeps me busy.
The reorganization of physical space has also transformed notions of proximity and distance within social structures. Physical distance created distance in how we experience emotions, sexuality, and affection, and our bodily capacity to understand these things. Socio-economic and political struggles have also impacted how we experience the pandemic, and thus the mediating role of technology.
Emre, a year-old from Turkey, echoed this changing understanding of the distance and proximity concerning the technology, saying,. I used to use my phone less. I used to check social media and dating apps less often.
