After contracting Longhaul Covid, my attention capacity changed dramatically. As a kid I devoured book after book and had no problem concentrating on artistic activities for pleasure. Suddenly at 27 years old I was struggling to finish reading even a paragraph or remember words in every conversation, every day. Paired with the isolation caused by going into lockdown in April 2020, I was living in a nightmare. This piece, showing myself crawling on the floor of my bedroom, work desk behind me and curtains drawn, documents that experience. It embodies the overwhelming sense of helplessness and futility of that season. it is also evidence that I have overcome this huge setback, as this piece required intense levels of focus and diligence. Against all odds I finally found a treatment that worked in 2021 and my cognition is better than it had been before 2020. I will never forget that season and take my cognition for granted again.
