Zhen Zhang

Psychological Stages of Isolation

My thesis is inspired by an article on the Psychological Stages of Isolation by Dr. Kimberly Norris, and informed by changes in my mental state during COVID-19. The 4 stages illustrated are Confusion and Panic, as people struggle to understand the situation, the Honeymoon Period where isolation becomes a positive novelty, and Reintegration, where we begin to adjust to life while continuing to live with the pandemic. This work was created while considering my own changing mental state during the COVID-19 from the panic at the beginning, the emptiness in the middle and the calmness at the end.

Medium: Digital