Postcards From Home: Creativity in a Time of Crisis

VOGUE US SPECIAL ISSUE, April 2020

SELF : Xiao Wen Ju, New York

“These photos were taken at my apartment in New York City,” says the Chinese-born model. “The images reflect my current situation: I’m trapped in one space but my mind is running through the universe. My wonderland.”

The COVID-19 pandemic has claimed lives, disrupted economies, and changed daily existence as we know it. It has also shown us how strong we can be, and how creative, even in isolation. For this portfolio, part of our special June/July issue, we asked designers, photographers, artists, editors, models (and a few celebrities we love) to show us what their lives have looked like these past weeks. The result? An extraordinary document of self-expression, and a reminder of the resilience of hope.

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