Collectarium

Maker:
Louis Nixon

Location:
Sha Tin, Hong Kong

Text:
Beach tent camping on the balcony.

#insideoutside
#balconycamping
#lockdowncampingathome

Maker:
Manuela + Nya

Location:
London, UK

Text:
Nya has transported herself to a sunny beach for a swim.

#reimaginedspace
#staycation
#lockdownplay

Maker:
Ninis Rodriguez

Location:
USA

#insidehopscotch
#lockdownplay
#playingindoors

Maker:
Rick Horne

Location:
Harrogate, UK

Text:
'Replaced my gym membership. Saved me from a mental health perspective in the early part of the pandemic when I was asked to shield. I can meet up chat and cycle in the virtual world with real-world friends without getting the virus'.

#virtualcycling
#indoorcycling
#ridewithfriends

Maker:
Veronica Cordovadelarosa

Location:
Oxford, UK

Text:
'I teach art on zoom to children so my place has also become a studio space'.

#zoomroom
#temporarystudio
#changeofuse

Maker:
Eliza Davis Beard

Location:
London, UK

Text:
Yin and Yang WFH.

#shareadesk
#adaptaspace
#workingfromhome

Maker:
Pete Maloney

Location:
London, UK

#lockdownden
#lockdownplay
#insideoutside

Maker:
Allyson Waller

Location:
Portslade, UK

Text:
'I put this light on outside my studio to let my family know I am teaching online. It hasn’t completely worked, my son still crawls in on the floor dodging the camera, and tickles my feet'.

#improvisedsetup
#lockdowninventions
#homeschooling

Maker:
Sarah Young

Location:
Leeds, UK

Text:
Lockdown swimming training.

#lockdowntraining
#gardenpool
#changeofuse

Maker:
Naya Magaliou

Location:
Athens, Greece

Text:
Lockdown Kitchen Studio.

#makeshiftstudio
#workinginthekitchen
#changeofuse

Maker:
Hera McLeod

Location:
Washington, USA

Text:
'Note handed to me by my older daughter while I was presenting in an important business meeting’.

#homedistractions
#workingfromhome
#homeschooling

Maker:
Emma Craig

Location:
Henley-on-Thames, UK

Text:
‘Making scrubs for the RBH in Reading today. It’s a massive learning curve for me. I’ve not made an item of clothing since I was 16’.

#adaptaspace
#changeofuse
#lockdownmaking

Maker:
Nicola Tree

Location:
London, UK

Text:
Lockdown swimming.

#imaginedspace
#lockdownswimming
#lockdownimagination

Maker:
Elisa Baldini

Location:
Brussels, Belgium

Text:
Isolation day.

#drawingonwindows
#lockdownview
#lockdownwithchildren

Maker:
Natalie J Read

Text:
‘If you can’t get your interior just right green screen it!’

#filmingathome
#makeshiftstudio
#changeofuse

Maker:
Diana Ammann

Location:
Basel, Switzerland

Text:
‘The reality of costume design during covid'.

#lockdownreality
#expandedspace
#lockdownworking

Maker:
Laura Howard

Location:
London, UK

Text:
‘When lockdown struck I was in the middle of recording an E.P. I have begged, borrowed, and bought all the equipment I need to record it at home and turned my home office into a studio. Needless to say, it’s still not finished'.

#homestudio
#lockdowndistractions
#adaptedspace

Maker:
Sagarika Suri

Location:
Mumbai, India

Text:
'Staying in looking out'.

#stayhome
#stayinginlookingout
#lockdownhome

Maker:
Riccardo Festa

Location:
Milan, Italy

Text:
‘In this picture you can see my seat for online acting classes. To recreate a theatrical neutral environment I needed a black background. I never thought I’d end up acting in the closet’.

#changeofuse
#lockdowntheatre
#adaptedspace

Maker:
Alex Bell

Location:
London, UK

Text:
‘Isolation Landscapes - Iceland. Making things feel a little more magical from the confines of my bedroom in these strange times. I am projecting images onto the wall of places I’ve travelled’.

#isolationlandscapes
#projectedspace
#imaginaryroom

Maker:
Sophie Beard

Location:
London, UK

Text:
Lockdown cubs camping weekend.

#campingindoors
#kitchencamping
#changeofuse

Maker:
Carly Campbell

Location:
UK

Text:
‘Anyone else having to use their child’s bedroom as an office?’

#bedroomoffice
#workingfromhome
#tryingtoadapt

Maker:
Minglu Lu

Location:
Beijing, China

Text:
'Due to the current epidemic situation, we can’t go to the college to communicate and study normally offline, which has affected us a lot. Now I can only make full use of what I have around me, computers, irons and different materials to create a convenient and rich creative environment'.

#zoomuniversity
#kitchenstudio
#makeshiftstudio

Maker:
Gavin Kellett

Location:
London, UK

Text:
The Zoom Room

#zoomroom
#lockdowndistractions
#workingfromhome

Maker:
Symone Planner

Location:
London, UK

Text:
‘Gave our balcony a makeover this week. It’s gone from being unusable due to birds messing everywhere to our own little haven. Our little man has a safe space to play and grow some flowers and of an evening us adults can relax’.

#balconymakeover
#transformedspace
#rethinkthebalcony

Maker:
Ciara Finnegan

Location:
Noord, Netherlands

Text:
'The Indoor Tree offers a bespoke, out-of-body, out of this world, holiday experience'.

#outofthisworld
#existentialholiday
#stayingindoors

Maker:
Alice Beard

Location:
Sha Tin, Hong Kong

Text:
'Furry classroom assistants help out with home learning’.

#homeschooling
#makeshiftclassroom
#cathelpers

Maker:
Angus Grant

Location:
London, UK

Text:
‘Fully embracing the perks of working from home’.

#workingfromhome
#livingroomoffice
#temporaryspace

Maker:
Henry Newman

Location:
London, UK

Text:
'Lockdown shooting. Improvised setups with minimal equipment. Table shot for VG&P. Trying to keep the kids out of the way and juggle homeschooling. Bring on Monday. Being back in the studio will be such a luxury. The Tripp Trapp does make a good laptop stand!’

#improvisedsetup
#homestudio
#temporaryspace

Maker:
Sally Tatchell

Location:
London, UK

Text:
'A Wine-Dow' Keeping the neighbours sane.'

#adaptaspace
#lockdownwindow
#lockdowninventions

Maker:
Emma Kayne

Location:
London, UK

Text:
'Add mdf and a ping pong net'.

#changeofuse
#lockdownplay
#flexiblespace

Maker:
Liz Stirling

Location:
Leeds, UK

Text:
‘Home studio wall in back room, squeezed in with eating and homeschooling’.

#homeschooling
#makeshift
#homestudio

Maker:
Nick Allen

Location:
Christchurch, New Zealand

Text:
‘Day Six: The insanity may be setting in. This is what happens when I can’t get out to climb. It’s a pretty fun challenge!’

#climbingspaces
#climbingwalls
#stayathome

Maker:
Emma Friedlander-Collins

Location:
Brighton, UK

Text:
‘Cardboard Box Tank’.

#cardboardretreat
#lockdownplay
#hideaway

Maker:
Emily Besser

Location:
London, UK

Text:
‘Kitchen studio shared school space. Food and Art! My drawing space is on the other side of Henry’s computer. I can see in the reflection behind him if he’s doing his work or not!’

#sharedspaces
#homeschool
#kitchenstudio

Maker:
Veronica Cordovadelarosa

Location:
Oxford, UK

Text:
‘My place became a studio for filming.
I do workshops for children on Zoom’.

#zoomroom
#makeshiftstudio
#lockdownartclass

Maker:
Chris Roberts

Location:
Somerset, UK

Text:
'Having renovated the front part of our building, we’ve moved into the #brutoncorrespondenceschool part of it. We are having to do everything in stages so we don’t need to move out. This is where we’ve been making our mail art, correspondence art pieces until our lovely new studio space is ready. Our walls are part wip work in progress but also have some of the cards we’ve received from collaborators’.

#temporarystudio
#documentedspaces
#makeshiftspace

Maker:
Sun Star

Location:
London, UK

Text:
‘Hallucinations appear in isolation’.

#reimaginedspace
#mindspace
#isolationspace

Maker:
Camille

Location:
Oxford, UK

Text:
‘I built a mini cardboard kitchen for my 3 year old daughter in the corner of our kitchen as it is the room we spend most of the time in during lockdown. She could pretend to cook whilst I am cooking too’.

#cardboardkitchen
#makeshiftspaces
#temporaryspace

Maker:
Emily Besser

Location:
London, UK

Text:
‘Lockdown camping in the garden’.

#lockdowncamping
#lockdownspaces
#campinginthegarden

Maker:
Nick Allen

Location:
Christchurch, New Zealand

Text:
‘Day three: time for culling books. I have too many books and I am increasingly appreciative of cutting back, decluttering, and keeping it simple. Here, I managed to cut two bookcases down to one - I was pretty proud of myself for being so ruthless. However, I have three more bookcases and several boxes to go’.

#lockdownchanges
#stayathome
#lockdowncleaning

Maker:
Emma Friedlander-Collins

Location:
Brighton, UK

#unfinishedpainting
#lockdownrenovation
#nofreetime

Maker:
Vanessa Rolf

Location:
London, UK

Text:
‘Tricky to get a pic of this dark hole adopted by Luca. He has moved most of his possessions in here. Getting to the front door is now more of a challenge'.

#makeshiftspace
#lockdownden
#adaptedspace

Maker:
Tessa Rose

Location:
Sheffield, UK

Text:
‘I’m bored in the house and I’m in the house bored'.

#indoorclimbing
#lockdownclimbing
#changeofuse

Maker:
Brett Barnard

Location:
London, UK

Text:
‘Lockdown love. One of my favourite moments of one of the craziest times of all time. Incredible window work by the amazing @stengun_drawings'.

#lockdownimagination
#outsideinside
#transformedspaces

Maker:
Kate Warren

Location:
New York, USA

Text:
‘Welcome to the “practice bunker”, yes that’s a mattress pretending to be acoustic sound panelling... Living in a tiny New York apartment with extra-thin walls I’m incredibly grateful there’s an empty bed in our apartment right now because it gives me the luxury of having a whole room to practice in! Quarantine is definitely crimping my style but I’m forever grateful for my ever-understanding roommate and neighbours’.

#practicebunker
#lockdowninventions
#workingfromhome

Maker:
Katy Beinart

Location:
Brighton, UK

Text:
‘Chairs being repurposed’.

#repurposedfurniture
#storagesolutions
#homeschooling

Maker:
Sophie Beard

Location:
London, UK

Text:
'Lockdown puppy takeover’.

#reclaimedspace
#lockdowndistractions
#changeofuse

Maker:
Mini Climber

Location:
London, UK

Text:
'Finding use for the dead space in the corridor and turning it into a place for fun body movements. Lots of creative flow was had setting routes to keep me entertained throughout lockdown’.

#lockdownclimbing
#climbingwalls
#changeofuse

Maker:
Hadrian Stiff

Location:
Bristol, UK

#indoorsquash
#adaptedspace
#nocourtnoproblem

Maker:
Ally Waller

Location:
Brighton, UK

Text:
'Virtual Nana'.

#virtualnana
#lockdownbabysitting
#digitalspace

Maker:
Ciara Finnegan

Location:
Noord, Netherlands

#reimaginedspace
#changeofuse
#stayingindoors

Maker:
Dawn East

Location:
Brighton, UK

Text:
‘Zoom workshops are not my favourite as I much prefer to see real faces but it’s a fun new way we’ve learned to communicate and navigate this year. Here’s a pic of a clay leaf printing workshop I ran for N Family Club last year'.

#zoomroom
#adaptedspace
#virtualstudio

Maker:
The Smallest of Worlds - A Social Landscape of Collected Privacy

Location:
Berlin, Germany

Text:
'Spaces are an invitation to curiosity, imagination, and exploration. They are open to multiple readings and are meant to be looked at, listened to, and felt!'

#virtualhome
#domesticspace
#selfisolation

Maker:
Sophie Beard

Location:
London, UK

Text:
Lockdown Crystal Palace Brass Band Practice.

#outsidestudio
#changeofuse
#temporaryroom

Maker:
Andrew Demetrius

Location:
Fife, Scotland

Text:
‘Hot desking before the evening crowd take over’.

#changeofuse
#sharedspace
#lockdownpingpong

Maker:
Pete Maloney

Location:
London, UK

Text:
‘At Easter we tested out Google’s Easter Bunny AR to bring some Easter magic into the living room’.

#virtualspace
#augmentedreality
#lockdowneaster

Maker:
Lâl Yilmaz

Location:
Istanbul, Turkey

Text:
‘My workspace at home whilst studying online’.

#workingonthefloor
#temporarystudio
#expandedstudio

Maker:
Karni + Saul

Location:
Bristol, UK

Text:
‘Afloat. Self portrait in lockdown 1 in our messy garden full of kids toys and distractions. At the end of a long hot day week month. In isolation our small garden was our comfort our hiding place. We never went inside... it was like one long strange summer camp alone with just our family’.

#lockdownpool
#isolationgarden
#lockdownpleasures

Maker:
Laura Westcott

Location:
Cardiff, UK

Text:
'How I'm training handstands in lockdown'.

#lockdowndistractions
#lockdowncleaning
#stayingathome

Maker:
Paul Ridout + Maude Ridout Bond

Location:
Falmouth, UK

Text:
‘Throughout 2020 Maude has been filling her time with her grandparents by honing her card-playing skills. An ongoing issue has been that her hands aren’t big enough to hold all her cards at once. So her grandpa Paul Ridout built her this stand in order to display everything simultaneously. It has upped her game tremendously’.

#indoorgames
#gamesroom
#lockdowninventions

Maker:
Jill Schiefelbein

Location:
Texas, USA

Text:
Lockdown Makeshift Studio.

#workingfromhome
#makeshiftstudio
#transformedspaces

Maker:
Dawn East

Location:
Brighton, UK

Text:
'Waiting for plaster to dry'.

#lockdownrenovation
#pingpongroom
#changeofuse

Maker:
Kerri Burton

Location:
Lewes, UK

Text:
'Other people are using Lockdown to re-decorate their houses. We’re using it to gradually destroy ours'.

#stairslide
#changeofuse
#lockdownplay

Maker:
Robin Johnson Harriford

Location:
Columbia, USA

Text:
‘Box Fort - My husband and I just moved. We kept the boxes as we unpacked and built a box fort for our grandson when he came to visit. It stayed intact for three weeks! He would have liked it to be permanent’.

#createaspace
#lockdownfort
#cardboardroom

Maker:
Nikki Crichton

Location:
Brighton, UK

Text:
Therapy zoom room / ceramic studio / bedroom.

#changeofuse
#flexiblespace
#improvisedsetup

Maker:
Elaine Perks

Location:
Brighton, UK

Text:
Wine, chilli sauce and apple.

#temporarystudio
#kitchenstudio
#workingfromhome

Maker:
Scott Poulson

Location:
Norwich, UK

Text:
'Lockdown Street Lights Party'.

#lockdownparty
#stayingathome
#transformedspaces

Maker:
Dylan Collard

Location:
London, UK

Text:
'Some BTS of my lockdown project that I shot over the summer. This was the first of the series done before I’d brought some sandbags home. Spot the washing up bottle and paint cans to steady the boomed camera!’

#makeshiftstudio
#changeofuse
#lockdowninventions

Maker:
Felix + Max (the cat)

Location:
London, UK

#lockdowndistractions
#homeschool
#rethinkingspace

Maker:
Yi Hao Lee

Location:
London, UK

Text:
'Study from home'.

#zoomuniversity
#makeshiftstudio
#makingspaces

Maker:
Tobias Revell

Location:
London, UK

Text:
‘Mrs Revell calls it a man cave, Zwifters call it a pain cave. I call it my office’.

#indoorcyclying
#paincave
#virtualspace

Maker:
Sakhi Pol

Location:
Mumbai, India

Text:
‘I am based in Mumbai, India and I am studying at university in London. I have been attending online school like this as the Dell XPS 15 has a horrible webcam situated at the bottom of the screen. I have realised the importance of a webcam! I have had this laptop for 4 years now and never had to use it before covid. Since we don’t have physical contact, virtual eye contact becomes important’.

#lockdowninventions
#onlineschool
#makeshiftspace

Maker:
Sam Titterton

Location:
Brighton, UK

Text:
'Pull up bar becomes swing. TV room becomes gym'.

#lockdownexercise
#changeofuse
#makeshiftgym

Maker:
Karni + Saul

Location:
Bristol, UK

Text:
‘Home been watching this shadow (or is it light) closely for a year now. Don’t get tired of it. The position as it crawls along the wall letting the outside in. The yellow. The light. I’m a lighthunter after all...’

#lockdownlight
#changingrooms
#stayingathome

Maker:
Carmel O'Connell

Location:
Oregon, USA

Text:
‘Added some colour to a drab basement door.’

#rethinkthebasement
#changingrooms
#lockdownrenovation

Maker:
Sarah Adams

Location:
UK

Text:
‘Throughout lockdown our humble garden shed has not only transformed into my home office, but also the place of celebration’.

#changeofuse
#changingrooms
#stayhome

Maker:
Jordyn Hotchkiss

Location:
New Hampshire, USA

Text:
The living room becomes a studio’.

#changeofuse
#temporarystudio
#workingfromhome

Maker:
Britney Pierini

Location:
New York, USA

Text:
‘How to vacation during quarantine’.
1. Put on your bathing suit. 2. Make yourself the perfect poolside cocktail (there are no drinking rules during vacation or quarantine). 3. Find the perfect sunny spot (likely from that one window in your apt). 4. Bring in plant life for the ultimate jungle feel.

#staycation
#outsideinside
#lockdownimagination

Maker:
Debbie James

Location:
Leicester, UK

Text:
‘If they won’t let me open my bookshop, I will turn The Fiction Room into my new office and you can all telephone / write to me here when you need books. Everything we have in stock is on the website too. Have a browse and pretend you’re really here!’

#bookshopathome
#changeofuse
#workingfromhome

Maker:
Jo Addison

Location:
London, UK

#lockdowninventions
#homeschooling
#changeofuse

Maker:
Madeline Tanoto

Location:
London, UK

#changeofuse
#kitchendancing
#lockdowndisco