Revolt
A digitally curated collection, 2020
Cover photo by Joshua A. Bickel, The Columbus Dispatch
As misinformation spread and economic uncertainty grew, cracks in the quarantine began to appear across the world.
People refused to stay home and politicians greedily fanned the flames for short term personal gain. The system was pushing and pulling and the uncertainty of it all become too much for many to handle.
“Social distancing was definitely not a part of this gathering to protest ‘Stay home, Stay healthy’ orders in Olympia, Washington on Sunday’. Washington, USA. April 22, 2020. Ruth Fremson for The New York Times
Protestors gather by the North Carolina State Legislature. Raleigh, North Carolina, USA. April 14, 2020. Logan Cyrus / Getty Images
“Take Back Control” rally. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA. April 20, 2020. Jared Wickerham / CP
A protester is arrested in rally. Raleigh, North Carolina, USA. April 14, 2020. Logan Cyrus / Getty Images
Protestor gets arrested during an illegal demonstration against the quarantine restrictions. Berlin, Germany. April 25, 2020. Markus Schreiber / AP
Around 100 people protested outside the Statehouse Atrium as Governor Mike DeWine gave a weekly update around the state’s COVID-19 response, and the need to continue the Stay-At-Home order. Colombus, Ohio, USA. April 13, 2020. Joshua A. Bickel / The Columbus Dispatch
Chicago, USA. May 1, 2020. Paul Martin
Chicago, USA. May 1, 2020. Paul Martin
On May 1st there were a lot of co-ordinated protests all over the USA. The protest in Chicago had taken place outside the Thompson centre and there were hundreds of protesters (mostly Trump supporters and right wingers) as well as a small bunch of anti protest protesters across the road. Chicago, USA. May 1, 2020. Paul Martin
Spring Breakers defied social distancing measures filling the beaches as public spaces were meant to empty out. Shortly after, Governor Ron DeSantis shut down all public beaches for 30 days. Pompano Beach, Florida, USA. March 17, 2020. Julio Cortez / AP
Jair Bolsonaro, Brasil’s president, joined the protestors in anti-quarantine demonstrations outside the army headquarters in the capital of Brasilia. Bolsonaro previously called the restrictions of movement as “dictatorial.” April 20, 2020. Brasilia, Brasil. EPA / BBC News
Chicago, USA. May 1, 2020. Paul Martin
Chicago, USA. May 1, 2020. Paul Martin
The photographers
This exhibition is a curation of known professional photographers, as well as images taken by everyday people, capturing the realities of the world during the COVID-19 pandemic. Photographs have been curated from news sources as well as social channels.