The Neighborhood Tales: Kuwait Under Lockdown project is an attempt to bring those very shadows into light, to document and capture the hidden, unheard and unseen perspectives and experiences of people which were affected by the crisis in similar and dissimilar ways. It is a call for us to reclaim our shared history, to highlight the rich diversity in our lived experiences and to create room for more hope, more compassion and more resilience in our society. You might see yourselves in some of these stories, you might even relate to a few of our narrators-- in any case, we ask of you to listen, to truly listen to their testimonies. And as you listen, we invite you to explore the overlapping intersections in our identities, and in our experiences and understandings of home, of loss and gain, of separation and connection, of safety and insecurity, of fear and courage, as we navigate the pandemic and reflect on these past months.  
I was commisioned for the photography of this project by en.v in Kuwait. 

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