Covid-19 has made quarantine and self-isolation the everyday experience for many. This project, developed at the CPH:LAB, invites people to scan their most personal places and moments. The resulting VR experience is a walk-in archive and time capsule, the collective memory of a state of emergency which also preserves forgotten virtues like deceleration and the spirit of discovery.

Animated children’s drawings depict the daily life of young HIV patients in a hospital in the Indian city of Tivim. Their daily routine is characterised by learning and playing together, by good food and taking medication, sometimes also by fighting tears and rage. Nonetheless, the film, narrated by the children themselves, is a picture story filled with playful liveliness and energy.

A vineyard in winter. The wind hisses through the bare vines. Hunters are on the prowl, watched by a pair of lovers. A summery mood sets in. An associative round of images unfolds that takes us from the landscapes of Piedmont to ancient Egypt and reminds us of the dancer Ester from Clavesana, who performed at the premiere of Verdi’s opera “Aida” in Cairo on Christmas Eve 1871.