
Susanne, 60, works in a psychosomatic clinic. During the lockdown, she and her colleagues had to work much longer hours and parts of the ward had to be temporarily closed due to staff shortages. Söldlingen, Germany

Riccardo, 26, photographer and videographer, had many job cancellations due to the lockdown. Mannheim, Germany

The figure was a gift from friends who brought it with them on their travels. They were Riccardo's only constant during the lockdown.


Inge, 82, suffers from Alzheimer's and keeps memories in a small box. She does not understand the new situation, but wears a mask anyway. Wössingen, Germany

Lilli, 18, got her Abitur in 2021. She was not in the school building for six months previously. Untergrombach, Germany


Tanja, 28, had to take on two additional jobs during the lockdown in order to finance her studies and her shared room in Karlsruhe.

Magali's stuffed teddy bear has accompanied her all her life, even through the pandemic. Karlsruhe, Germany

Henning, 27, event technician and environmental activist, in the community garden in Dortmund's Nordtstadt.

Johanna, 16, had almost exclusively home schooling in the school year 2020/21. This also included the whole preparation for the Abitur. Mannheim, Germany.








