People and Space
Sorry to disrupt your nice vacation across the cosmos, but this image is titled “Lockdown.” It was taken in January 2021 in Windsor, in England. It shows the photographer’s daughter, who was looking at the stars with her stuffed animal. The stars outside look a lot like how pandemic winter may have seemed to many of us: an anxious, monotonous blur.
The photo reminds the viewer of how great an expanse lies beyond our own world. With nowhere to go during covid-19, the stars make for an alluring getaway. “With window frames paralleling prison bars, this piece is a reminder of the realities of lockdown life for so many of us,” said judge Sue Prichard, a senior curator for arts at Royal Museums Greenwich, in a Royal Observatory Greenwich release. “However, the photographer has beautifully captured a sense of wonder and hope for the future – a message we truly need, even post-COVID.”
