Carl Mazzotta, 1927-2022
“When this photo was taken, my father-in-law, Carl, was in an independent living facility. He and everyone else there weren’t allowed to leave their apartments during the lockdown—they were basically in solitary confinement. (And there were millions of elderly people in this situation!)
This photo is for me the face of a whole generation and what they went through during the pandemic. Whatever joy they had in their lives was taken away. It’s a telling image of what we do to the elderly.”
Dining Pods in Newport
“Seeing those pods, bubbles, whatever you want to call them, made me think Oh my god, I’m on the moon! Except it’s Newport! It reminded me of those cheesy futuristic movies of the 1960s and ‘70s about colonizing the moon. Then, I started thinking about the people who’d actually sit in one of those things, because they were so desperate to get out of their houses.”
- Painting with Light - June 16, 2023