During this unprecedented time of COVID-19, many objects came to the forefront as necessities to help fight the virus. In the The Elusive photographic series, I am commemorating this time in history via these objects: hand sanitizer, disinfectant wipes, Lysol, toilet paper and more.

I am a writer who is happiest working at my desk, alone, in my house in western Massachusetts, but has to take regular trips to New York City and further afield in order to know what to write about. Before March it felt like I was traveling all the time, always on planes, always in hotels. I was burned out. For me, beyond the inevitable anxiety that came from worrying for my health and the health of those I love (and those who I don’t even know), quarantine has been a kind of blessing—a forced time out.

Videogames can be a great way to pass time while quarantined at home. For artist, writer, and activist John Sims, the quarantine has provided the time and space to not just play games, but to create one that speaks to the collective anxiety we’ve all experienced while hiding from this invisible enemy.

Some people have used the quarantine’s isolation as an opportunity to slow down and unwind. Ruben Natal-San Miguel isn’t one of those people: the Harlem-based photographer’s artistic output remains as prolific as ever despite everything that’s going on in the world.

Social distancing guidelines have changed how we navigate in public. Our personal boundaries have exploded outward from our bodies, and walking past someone on the sidewalk has changed from a forgettable encounter to a breach of personal space. “Too close”, a limit previously measured in inches or feet for most of us, is now measured with a yardstick, preferably two of them if someone isn’t masked up.

For many of us who share our homes with animals, the quarantine has provided a chance to spend more time with our companions. For artist Julia Oldham, her connection with rescue Pomeranian Woodrow goes back much further than the shelter-in-place order.