Internal Collab 2 Phone Call Notes + Research
- both experimental
- from a fine art perspective
- love physical outcomes
- editorial
- interested in social issues, particularly around women
- publication on lockdown adventures?
- both had very interesting lockdown romances, both come out of lockdown at opposing ends (one lusting one loving)
- these two perspectives will create something interesting
MAGAZINE/ZINE:
LOCKDOWN LOVELUST
TOPICS
- romance in lockdown?
- online dating
- relationship difficulties in same sex
- relationship only working during lockdown
- does the dynamic work?
- lockdown making or breaking people
- do we need space from our partners? couples living together :(
- role reversal of genders
- case studies of individuals, before and after (worse or better?)
- the digital encourages horn
- did people get dirtier? what porn were you watching?
- how were people getting a fix?
Aesthetic
rubbish famzine
experimental
inserts
digital, on your phone
= keep screenshots of conversations between us and people who have had lockdown romances and put this in publication
= digital aesthetic brought to paper
= physical representing the stories eg. digital one night stand: can't look at your phone? tiny insert hidden away in publication
= or maybe texts throughout the publication are shown on pages of someone haunting you
eg. terrible lockdown tinder messages popping up throughout the publication like when you're on your phone doing something and a message comes through
= experimental collage process that can be refined
Research
- series called easy
- publication examples (conceptual)
- articles on lockdown
- receipt podcast
TO DO LIST
- write about experience with hinge calls
- conceptual and contextual research
(contact with people who know those who got into relationships during lockdown or broke up)
(look at other existing examples eg. lovestories.com)
(look at publications/magazines)
NEXT MONDAY SAME TIME
- come together with research
- make time plan
= Lots of anonymous stories from different people on their experiences with how lockdown and corona virus has affected their relationships and lover experiences
= Beautifully and sensitively presented with serif text, lots of space for each story to breathe, and simple pink and red tones
= The stories speak for themselves, with no images
= Good collection to resort to if stories cannot be found elsewhere (could even contact the artist who brought it together to talk about it?)
“At the beginning of lockdown, I read a statistic that the number of people who reported dreaming about their ex had rocketed by 2,450 percent and I thought something is collectively happening here,” explains Found.
“These people are potentially feeling shameful and need a space where they can confess anonymously, share their stories and find other stories that resonate and show them whatever they are feeling, they are not alone.
“The best way to counter shame is create a safe space to share your story alleviate yourself of that burden and see your experience reflected back.”
Found says the “profound shift that is happening to our relationships, how we love during lockdown, is going to be the defining story of our time.”
Dreary chat and no sexual spark: the couples who fell out of love in lockdown
In April, almost a quarter of couples (23%) said they were struggling with their relationships. Figures released last month show that lockdown has made 8% of people realise they need to end their relationship, rising to 15% for those aged between 25 and 34.
Psychotherapist Gin Lalli says this is partly due to the “newness” of these relationships. “You tend to find that older couples have been together much longer and weathered more storms. If they have already faced difficulties like redundancies, recessions and bereavements, they’re in a better position to deal with another crisis.”
Before the pandemic, it was easy to attribute problems in a relationships to the hectic pace of life. Taking away some of those external strains, such as long commutes or travel commitments for work, has meant many people are seeing their relationships clearly for the first time.
Lockdown creates a wave of 'Turbo Relationships', with new couples quicker to commit
1. Turbo relationships
A key finding of the report was the impact of Covid-19 on couples that are newly living together. Navigating lockdown as a pair has made close to two-thirds (63%) say their relationship feels stronger, and over half (58%) now know they want to be with their partner forever.
Coined ‘turbo relationships’, over a third (36%) agree that two months in isolation feels equivalent to two years of commitment, and the same amount (36%) say they’ve reached common relationship milestones, such as moving in together, quicker. This acceleration has also led to more sex (23%), better communication (28%) and the opportunity to discover new, shared passions (18%).
- Common areas of conflict for couples include children (11%), finances (10%) and mismatched opinions on lockdown rules (9%); with some affairs uncovered
- Two in five (40%) single people battling loneliness, though isolation has made others (29%) realise they are happier on their own
- More than half (59%) of new couples feel more committed to their partner in the wake of the Covid-19 crisis, creating a wave of ‘turbo relationships’
This is why you’re so chaotically horny in quarantine
No, you’re not the only one sending nudes to your ex in lockdown
PETRA COLLINS
taking photos of tinder dates' bedrooms
Photographer George Downing is redefining intimacy with glimpses into the bedrooms of the boys he met on the dating app.
I guess by just thinking about the idea of dating as a millennial. The concept for Tinder is borrowed from apps like Grindr, which is designed exclusively for hook-ups. Somehow, Tinder has progressed beyond that. It's gone from something that was seen as quite superficial to something that is completely normal among the people I know.
EASY - series
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