There are those who mope. And there are those who took advantage of these weeks of confinement to discover – or rediscover – a hobby
Audrey Dupre is a Frenchwoman stranded in New York. Since the start of confinement, she has taken advantage of her free time to paint. " I went to buy some equipment and decided to develop my creativity. "If the situation was right for her event work, Audrey prefers" develop other projects rather than focusing on what we cannot do. I know I probably would never have bought canvases and brushes if it weren't for containment. "
Baptiste Dubois also turned to painting. In San Francisco, he therefore decided to start a new activity " after watching a Youtube video. I started stencil painting three weeks ago. "Since then, nothing has stopped him, he claims to have finished" about 15 paintings from the start. I mainly do this in the evenings and on weekends. "
Alexandre Hannequin is passionate about music. He has already produced several albums and a few clips. But since he could not live from his passion, he usually worked alongside the elderly. Since he had to stop working because of the virus, he " spend all my evenings making music. I bought everything I needed to have a studio at home. I want to take advantage of the confinement to take the time to make music and improve myself " The young man of 24 years even thinks of embarking entirely on music at the end of confinement.
The forced break that constitutes confinement becomes for the lucky ones a useful moment, notes the psychiatrist Yves Kossovsky. “We have more time to think and prepare for the future. It’s probably the only time in our life that we’ve been stopped for several weeks. Now is a good time to take stock of his life. "And the art, adds the psychiatrist,"is a great way to travel without leaving your home ”.
Antoine Letogne also tries to escape. The young Frenchman is stranded in the United States in Jersey City. Usually Antoine, " works 14 hours a day in a Michelin star », He was able to start again the construction of motorcycle models. “I’ve been doing this before but I didn’t have enough time. It’s long and it takes patience. ” This is the unexpected gift from COVID-19: time is now available.
