London, March 2020: Already alarmed but still within my old set of shopping routines, I took notice of some coffee shops in my neighborhood closing their doors. First just a few, than finally all of them, and the restaurants, pubs and bars, cinemas and theatres. Bewildered and yet fascinated I feared this temporary measure to be marking the end of the world as we know it.

Big chains, small social enterprises, long established businesses, young and trendy meeting points: all gone. I gazed through their shop front windows. Each seat is ‘standing’ for a person, no longer sitting there. Each table marks a social network, forced into abandonment. No happy hour, no special deal today, tomorrow, or even the week after.

My occasional shopping trips no longer followed any routine; I planned a different tour each time in order to visit a new and further located supermarket. Equipped with shopping bag and camera I penetrated through the glass barriers, hunting for chairs whilst longing for socialising. Now we are half way through April. Still hungry for a smiling face and comforting time out, I am wondering: what is going to happen to society?

We shall wait for the impact - whilst holding on to sanity from home.

Please take a look at the situation: www.astridschulz.com/until-further-notice/