Alone With...

Alezzandra

What does fashion mean when you are in isolation? 

• the meaning of fashion for me will never fade whether I’m isolated or not. It has just given me more time to experiment with clothes in my closet at home and think about my style and how strong it will be once I’m free.

What does community mean when you are alone? 

• When you are forced to be alone the word community is suddenly the strongest word in our vocabulary. Even though I personally couldn’t be happier to have had this isolation period all alone, people and the meaning of community is for me now far more appreciated and not taken for granted. 

Are you lonely or just alone?

• Ive been fighting both from time to time this past month. But I would say I’m more alone than lonely. 

When you are looking at yourself in the mirror what are your thoughts? 

• When I look at myself in the mirror I often feel nothing or everything. I see a person that wants to be so much but is battling the pain of lack of power. But somewhere in the shadow, I get a glimpse of who I am, what I have and who I will be.. That makes me stay sane. From that little glimpse I build my power up slowly in hope of someday see a reflection of my entire true self.  

Do you carry on or are you just waiting for the doors to reopen?

• Ive been hoping for days to pass by slower, because the isolation has made me realize how much I have to do and work on, both on art and myself. But I’m not gonna lie, I cant wait to be able to travel to my loved once again. 

*We emailed five questions to our friend Alezzandra in Berlin, Germany and asked her to answer via prose and image (photography by Isabella Maria).