MEXICO: When I grow up • A child's life in quarantine. (32 images)

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  • Thiago playing alone on a pile of gravel on his eighteenth day of self-isolation due to Covid-19 pandemic at a temporary home in Mérida, Yucatán, Mexico on April 1, 2020. Thiago, 3-years-old, is the son of the photographer. He was documented as part of a project titled “When I grow up” about a child growing up on quarantine, away from other children and from the outside world, during the coronavirus pandemic. Photo by Bénédicte Desrus


  • Thiago taking a live class online to continue his homeschool during the third week of school closures due to the coronavirus pandemic in Mérida, Yucatán, Mexico on March 31, 2020. Photographer Benedicte Desrus says, "With his school closed, my son is experiencing big changes. He keeps saying that he misses his school, his teacher Lise and his friends." Thiago, 3-years-old, is the son of the photographer. He was documented as part of a project titled “When I grow up” about a child growing up on quarantine, away from other children and from the outside world, during the coronavirus pandemic. Photo by Bénédicte Desrus

  • Thiago just waking up after a nap on his hammock on his fifteenth day of self-isolation due to Covid-19 pandemic at a temporary home in Mérida, Yucatán, Mexico on March 29, 2020. Thiago, 3-years-old, is the son of the photographer. He was documented as part of a project titled “When I grow up” about a child growing up on quarantine, away from other children and from the outside world, during the coronavirus pandemic. Photo by Bénédicte Desrus

  • Thiago playing on a swing in an empty playground due to Covid-19 pandemic in Mérida, Yucatán, Mexico on March 24, 2020. Photographer Bénédicte Desrus explains, "It’s hard to explain to a child of his age why there is now no one playing on this playground and why he has to social distance from others." Thiago, 3-years-old, is the son of the photographer. He was documented as part of a project titled “When I grow up” about a child growing up on quarantine, away from other children and from the outside world, during the coronavirus pandemic. Photo by Bénédicte Desrus

  • Thiago looking out of the window at palm trees on his fourteenth day of self-isolation due to Covid-19 pandemic at a temporary home in Mérida, Yucatán, Mexico on March 28, 2020. Thiago, 3-years-old, is the son of the photographer. He was documented as part of a project titled “When I grow up” about a child growing up on quarantine, away from other children and from the outside world, during the coronavirus pandemic. Photo by Bénédicte Desrus

  • Thiago looking at his father shaving his head on their twenty-first day of self-isolation due to Covid-19 pandemic at a temporary home in Mérida, Yucatán, Mexico on April 4, 2020. Photographer Benedicte Desrus said, "The whole family decided to shave their heads as we understand this quarantine could last several months and weather is now 42 degrees Celsius here. Also, it’s a way to remember what we lived through in the future." Thiago, 3-years-old, is the son of the photographer. He was documented as part of a project titled “When I grow up” about a child growing up on quarantine, away from other children and from the outside world, during the coronavirus pandemic. Photo by Bénédicte Desrus

  • Thiago looking at himself on the mirror as his head was partially shaved by his father on their twenty-first day of self-isolation due to Covid-19 pandemic at a temporary home in Mérida, Yucatán, Mexico on April 4, 2020. Photographer Benedicte Desrus said, "The whole family decided to shave their heads as we understand this quarantine could last several months and weather is now 42 degrees Celsius here. Also, it’s a way to remember what we lived through in the future." Thiago, 3-years-old, is the son of the photographer. He was documented as part of a project titled “When I grow up” about a child growing up on quarantine, away from other children and from the outside world, during the coronavirus pandemic. Photo by Bénédicte Desrus

  • Thiago playing in the sunlight with his toy monkey on his twenty-eighth day of self-isolation during the Covid-19 pandemic at a temporary home in Mérida, Yucatán, Mexico on April 11, 2020. Photographer Benedicte Desrus says, "With this pandemic and his school closed, my son is experiencing big changes. He hasn’t seen another child for weeks now. I wonder how he will remenber this time in a future.” Thiago, 3-years-old, is the son of the photographer. He was documented as part of a project titled “When I grow up” about a child growing up on quarantine, away from other children and from the outside world, during the coronavirus pandemic. Photo by Bénédicte Desrus

  • Thiago sitting alone in an unfinished cardboard house on his twenty-third day of self-isolation during the Covid-19 pandemic at a temporary home in Mérida, Yucatán, Mexico on April 6, 2020. Photographer Benedicte Desrus says, "With this pandemic and his school closed, my son is experiencing big changes. He hasn’t seen another child for weeks now. I wonder how he will remenber this time in a future.” Thiago, 3-years-old, is the son of the photographer. He was documented as part of a project titled “When I grow up” about a child growing up on quarantine, away from other children and from the outside world, during the coronavirus pandemic. Photo by Bénédicte Desrus

  • Thiago relaxing in an inflatable pool with his father on their twenty-third day of self-isolation due to Covid-19 pandemic at a temporary home in Mérida, Yucatán, Mexico on April 6, 2020. Photographer Benedicte Desrus explains, "This pool means a lot for a child used to play outside and brings him freshness as its 42 degrees Celsius outside." Thiago, 3-years-old, is the son of the photographer. He was documented as part of a project titled “When I grow up” about a child growing up on quarantine, away from other children and from the outside world, during the coronavirus pandemic. Photo by Bénédicte Desrus

  • Thiago relaxing in an inflatable pool with his father on their twenty-third day of self-isolation due to Covid-19 pandemic at a temporary home in Mérida, Yucatán, Mexico on April 6, 2020. Photographer Benedicte Desrus explains, "This pool means a lot for a child used to play outside and brings him freshness as its 42 degrees Celsius outside." Thiago, 3-years-old, is the son of the photographer. He was documented as part of a project titled “When I grow up” about a child growing up on quarantine, away from other children and from the outside world, during the coronavirus pandemic. Photo by Bénédicte Desrus

  • Thiago doing an exercise for school on his twenty-third day of self-isolation during the Covid-19 pandemic at a temporary home in Mérida, Yucatán, Mexico on April 6, 2020. Photographer Benedicte Desrus says, "With this pandemic and his school closed, my son is experiencing big changes. He hasn’t seen another child for weeks now. I wonder how he will remenber this time in a future.” Thiago, 3-years-old, is the son of the photographer. He was documented as part of a project titled “When I grow up” about a child growing up on quarantine, away from other children and from the outside world, during the coronavirus pandemic. Photo by Bénédicte Desrus

  • Thiago counts to three while taking a live class online with Zoom as he continues his homeschooling during the fifth week of his school closure due to the coronavirus pandemic at a temporary home in Mérida, Yucatán, Mexico on April 17, 2020. Photographer Benedicte Desrus says, "With this pandemic and his school closed, my son is experiencing big changes. He hasn’t seen another child for weeks now. I wonder how he will remenber this time in a future.” Thiago, 3-years-old, is the son of the photographer. He was documented as part of a project titled “When I grow up” about a child growing up on quarantine, away from other children and from the outside world, during the coronavirus pandemic. Photo by Bénédicte Desrus

  • Thiago floating in his inflatable pool on his thirty-second day of self-isolation due to Covid-19 pandemic at a temporary home in Mérida, Yucatán, Mexico on April 15, 2020. Photographer Benedicte Desrus says, "With this pandemic and his school closed, my son is experiencing big changes. He hasn’t seen another child for weeks now. I wonder how he will remenber this time in a future.” Thiago, 3-years-old, is the son of the photographer. He was documented as part of a project titled “When I grow up” about a child growing up on quarantine, away from other children and from the outside world, during the coronavirus pandemic. Photo by Bénédicte Desrus

  • Thiago lies on a concrete porch next to chalk traces of the outline of his hands made with the help of his father on their thirty-eighth day of self-isolation due to the COVID-19 pandemic in a temporary home in Mérida, Yucatán, Mexico on April 21, 2020. Photographer Benedicte Desrus says, "With this pandemic and his school closed, my son is experiencing big changes. He hasn’t seen another child for weeks now. I wonder how he will remenber this time in a future.” Thiago, 3-years-old, is the son of the photographer. He was documented as part of a project titled “When I grow up” about a child growing up on quarantine, away from other children and from the outside world, during the coronavirus pandemic. Photo by Bénédicte Desrus

  • Thiago sitting on his two-wheeled scooter in an empty structure on his twenty-fourth day of self-isolation during the Covid-19 pandemic in his neighborhood in Mérida, Yucatán, Mexico on April 7, 2020. Photographer Benedicte Desrus says, "With this pandemic and his school closed, my son is experiencing big changes. He hasn’t seen another child for weeks now. I wonder how he will remenber this time in a future.” Thiago, 3-years-old, is the son of the photographer. He was documented as part of a project titled “When I grow up” about a child growing up on quarantine, away from other children and from the outside world, during the coronavirus pandemic. Photo by Bénédicte Desrus

  • Thiago climbing a tree under his father’s supervision on their thirty-fourth day of self-isolation due to Covid-19 pandemic at a temporary home in Mérida, Yucatán, Mexico on April 17, 2020. Photographer Benedicte Desrus says, "With this pandemic and his school closed, my son is experiencing big changes. He hasn’t seen another child for weeks now. I wonder how he will remenber this time in a future.” Thiago, 3-years-old, is the son of the photographer. He was documented as part of a project titled “When I grow up” about a child growing up on quarantine, away from other children and from the outside world, during the coronavirus pandemic. Photo by Bénédicte Desrus

  • Thiago refreshing himself with water on his thirty-sixth day of self-isolation due to Covid-19 pandemic at a temporary home in Mérida, Yucatán, Mexico on April 19, 2020. Photographer Benedicte Desrus says, "With this pandemic and his school closed, my son is experiencing big changes. He hasn’t seen another child for weeks now. I wonder how he will remenber this time in a future.” Thiago, 3-years-old, is the son of the photographer. He was documented as part of a project titled “When I grow up” about a child growing up on quarantine, away from other children and from the outside world, during the coronavirus pandemic. Photo by Bénédicte Desrus

  • Thiago, with his father, looking at his neighbors swimming in their pool from the rooftop on their thirty-second day of self-isolation due to Covid-19 pandemic at a temporary home in Mérida, Yucatán, Mexico on April 15, 2020. Photographer Benedicte Desrus says, "With this pandemic and his school closed, my son is experiencing big changes. He hasn’t seen another child for weeks now. I wonder how he will remember this time in the future.” Thiago, 3-years-old, is the son of the photographer. He was documented as part of a project titled “When I grow up” about a child growing up on quarantine, away from other children and from the outside world, during the coronavirus pandemic. Photo by Bénédicte Desrus

  • Thiago looking out the window as he does an exercise during homeschooling with his father on their thirty-second day of self-isolation due to Covid-19 pandemic at a temporary home in Mérida, Yucatán, Mexico on April 15, 2020. Photographer Benedicte Desrus says, "With his school closed, my son is experiencing big changes. He keeps saying that he misses his school, his teacher Lise, and his friends… For us, becoming teachers overnight without any preparation has been quite a challenge but luckily we are receiving great guidance from his teacher. Thiago has a 40 minutes class online 5 days a week.” Thiago, 3-years-old, is the son of the photographer. He was documented as part of a project titled “When I grow up” about a child growing up on quarantine, away from other children and from the outside world, during the coronavirus pandemic. Photo by Bénédicte Desrus

  • Thiago playing with a knife while his father is embracing him on their thirty-second day of self-isolation due to Covid-19 pandemic at the main entrance of a temporary home in Mérida, Yucatán, Mexico on April 15, 2020. Photographer Benedicte Desrus says, "With this pandemic and his school closed, my son is experiencing big changes. He hasn’t seen another child for weeks now. I wonder how he will remember this time in the future.” Thiago, 3-years-old, is the son of the photographer. He was documented as part of a project titled “When I grow up” about a child growing up on quarantine, away from other children and from the outside world, during the coronavirus pandemic. Photo by Bénédicte Desrus

  • Thiago naps protected by mosquito netting on his forty-first day of self-isolation due to the COVID-19 pandemic at a temporary home in Mérida, Yucatán, Mexico on April 24, 2020. Thiago, 3-years-old, is the son of the photographer. He was documented as part of a project titled “When I grow up” about a child growing up on quarantine, away from other children and from the outside world, during the coronavirus pandemic. Photo by Bénédicte Desrus

  • Thiago jumping in his inflatable pool on his thirty-third day of self-isolation during the Covid-19 pandemic at a temporary home in Mérida, Yucatán, Mexico on April 16, 2020. Photographer Benedicte Desrus explains, "This pool means a lot for a child used to play outside and brings him freshness as its 42 degrees Celsius outside." Thiago, 3-years-old, is the son of the photographer. He was documented as part of a project titled “When I grow up” about a child growing up on quarantine, away from other children and from the outside world, during the coronavirus pandemic. Photo by Bénédicte Desrus

  • Thiago plays draped in mosquito netting after accidentally pulling it down on his forty-first day of self-isolation due to the COVID-19 pandemic at a temporary home in Mérida, Yucatán, Mexico on April 24, 2020. Photographer Benedicte Desrus says, "With this pandemic and his school closed, my son is experiencing big changes. He hasn’t seen another child for weeks now. I wonder how he will remenber this time in a future.” Thiago, 3-years-old, is the son of the photographer. He was documented as part of a project titled “When I grow up” about a child growing up on quarantine, away from other children and from the outside world, during the coronavirus pandemic. Photo by Bénédicte Desrus

  • Thiago helps his father while he is taking a shower on their thirty-second day of self-isolation due to Covid-19 pandemic on the patio of a temporary home in Mérida, Yucatán, Mexico on April 15, 2020. Photographer Benedicte Desrus says, "With this pandemic and his school closed, my son is experiencing big changes. He hasn’t seen another child for weeks now. I wonder how he will remenber this time in a future.” Thiago, 3-years-old, is the son of the photographer. He was documented as part of a project titled “When I grow up” about a child growing up on quarantine, away from other children and from the outside world, during the coronavirus pandemic. Photo by Bénédicte Desrus

  • Thiago is consoled by his father as he cries as bedtime neared on their forty-second day of self-isolation due to the COVID-19 pandemic at a temporary home in Mérida, Yucatán, Mexico on April 25, 2020. Photographer Benedicte Desrus says, "With this pandemic and his school closed, my son is experiencing big changes. He hasn’t seen another child for weeks now. I wonder how he will remenber this time in a future.” Thiago, 3-years-old, is the son of the photographer. He was documented as part of a project titled “When I grow up” about a child growing up on quarantine, away from other children and from the outside world, during the coronavirus pandemic. Photo by Bénédicte Desrus

  • Thiago mirrors his father’s yoga position on their forty-eighth day of self-isolation during the COVID-19 pandemic at a temporary home in Mérida, Yucatán, Mexico on May 1, 2020. Photographer Bénédicte Desrus says, “With this pandemic and his school closed, my son is experiencing big changes. I wonder what the psychological effects of social distancing will have on him during his formative years and how he will remember this time in the future.” Thiago, 3-years-old, is the son of the photographer. He was documented as part of a project titled “When I grow up” about a child growing up on quarantine, away from other children and from the outside world, during the coronavirus pandemic. Photograph by Bénédicte Desrus

  • Thiago drinks from a carton of milk while he playfully lies in a pile of dirty clothes after he emptied the contents of the blue laundry basket onto the floor on his fifty-fifth day of self-isolation during the COVID-19 pandemic at a temporary home in Mérida, Yucatán, Mexico on May 8, 2020. Photographer Bénédicte Desrus says, “With this pandemic and his school closed, my son is experiencing big changes. I wonder what the psychological effects of social distancing will have on him during his formative years and how he will remember this time in the future.” Thiago, 3-years-old, is the son of the photographer. He was documented as part of a project titled “When I grow up” about a child growing up on quarantine, away from other children and from the outside world, during the coronavirus pandemic. Photograph by Bénédicte Desrus

  • Thiago finger paints designs on his tummy after covering himself with body lotion on his forty-eighth day of self-isolation during the COVID-19 pandemic at a temporary home in Mérida, Yucatán, Mexico on May 1, 2020. Photographer Bénédicte Desrus says, “With this pandemic and his school closed, my son is experiencing big changes. I wonder what the psychological effects of social distancing will have on him during his formative years and how he will remember this time in the future.” Thiago, 3-years-old, is the son of the photographer. He was documented as part of a project titled “When I grow up” about a child growing up on quarantine, away from other children and from the outside world, during the coronavirus pandemic. Photograph by Bénédicte Desrus

  • Thiago assists his father who is making him a desk from an old door on their fifty-fifth day of self-isolation during the COVID-19 pandemic at a temporary home in Mérida, Yucatán, Mexico on May 8, 2020. Photographer Bénédicte Desrus says, “With this pandemic and his school closed, my son is experiencing big changes. I wonder what the psychological effects of social distancing will have on him during his formative years and how he will remember this time in the future.” Thiago, 3-years-old, is the son of the photographer. He was documented as part of a project titled “When I grow up” about a child growing up on quarantine, away from other children and from the outside world, during the coronavirus pandemic. Photograph by Bénédicte Desrus

  • Thiago assists his father who is making him a desk from an old door on their fifty-sixth day of self-isolation during the COVID-19 pandemic at a temporary home in Mérida, Yucatán, Mexico on May 9, 2020. Photographer Bénédicte Desrus says, “With this pandemic and his school closed, my son is experiencing big changes. I wonder what the psychological effects of social distancing will have on him during his formative years and how he will remember this time in the future.” Thiago, 3-years-old, is the son of the photographer. He was documented as part of a project titled “When I grow up” about a child growing up on quarantine, away from other children and from the outside world, during the coronavirus pandemic. Photograph by Bénédicte Desrus

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