John Wan

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My invisible barrier is moving during Corona.

Lately it has been a rollercoaster for me. Due to the corona crisis, I could no longer work. I work in a store and they had to close and didn't need me as a sales employee for the time being. Because my work was lost, I was forced to spend a lot of time at home. At that time I was still living with my parents. At work I could be myself and unfortunately I can't do this at home, because my parents don't accept home sexuality. The days at home were awful, I came out, but there was no acceptance. This hurt me a lot. For this reason, in the lockdown, I chose to leave my parental home and live on my own, a place where I could be who I really am. This has done me very well. I still talk to parents every week, but we avoid the subject of homosexuality. As a gay person, Corona has changed a lot. The months at home with my parents were terrible, I am glad I made the choice to leave. Besides this, corona is not fun for anyone, I miss a lot of things from normal life. It's just no different now… I've had corona myself. I got this through my parents. I hardly had any problems myself, a normal flu. My father, on the other hand, was on a respirator in the hospital, this was very intense. Fortunately, he is now back on top! It has been going on for over a year now. I really stick to the rules, but I notice that my patience is slowly running out.

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Ik ben Matheus Santana, fotograaf geboren in Brazilië en woonachtig in Rotterdam Zuid. Ik heb mijn passie voor het maken van foto's ontwikkeld door door de straten van Rotterdam te lopen om daar verschillende mensen en omgevingen te vinden om te fotograferen.

— Matheus Santana