Questions I asked Myself During Lockdown is a photographic story by Ning Zhou, a Chinese artist currently living in London. Ning Zhou photographs herself and her partner during the lockdown period producing a black and white project. The story revolves around raising simple yet touching questions on her practice as a photographer, her relationship with her girlfriend, and with her parents, eventually leading the viewer to the central theme - loneliness - a familiar emotional turmoil during the unavoidable lockdown.

The subjects in the photographs rarely look into the camera. The turned away stare resonates with the struggles of the viewer, caught in a similar situation. However, the artist decides to close the story with a tint of hope, asking the final question, “What would I do without you?’

Wul Magazine Interview by Nastasia Khmelnitski