Seperation

Stephanie’s square shows her father in Nigeria and his wife and children in the US, both missing each other. Her father was due to visit in December 2019 but put off his trip to the US to attend the graduation of Stephanie’s sister, which was due to take place this past summer. Then travel became impossible and she has not seen him for a year: “After COVID, the distance between us has felt larger. That’s what I tried to capture in my square. Hopefully people can identify with that and understand how much of a privilege it is to have your family in one space.” Stephanie’s square also conveys some of the more complex emotions aroused by the pandemic, including blame. Her square shows her father anxious and frustrated because the US has handled the pandemic so badly: