ABSTRACT

The pandemic restrictions and lockdowns have seen working from home (WFH) becoming a mundane practice. During the lockdowns, all movement were situated in the rhythms of the domestic and its infinite regresses of 'presence bleed' (Gregg [2011]. Work’s Intimacy. London: Polity.) – informal care of older parents and young children, the gendered nature of care work and its often invisible role as it convergences with uneven expectations around working from home (WFH) and home schooling. In June 2020 we developed an open call for responses to the Work, Care and Creativity Study (WCCS). The study sought to explore the lived experiences of primary carers who are also creative professionals working and caring from home (WCFH) during the COVID-19 pandemic. Deploying creative practice techniques which use prompts (such as photos, drawing and creative writing responses) to elicit participant’s experiences and emotions, this study sought to render visible some of the overlooked experiences, perceptions and practices emerging over the pandemic.

摘要

大流行的限制和封锁已经使在家工作 (WFH) 成为一种平凡的做法。在封锁期间，所有运动都处于家庭的节奏及其“存在流血”的无限倒退中（Gregg [2011] 。Work's Intimacy. 伦敦：政体。）——年长父母和幼儿的非正式护理、护理工作的性别性质及其通常无形的作用，因为它与对在家工作 (WFH) 和在家上学的不均衡期望相融合。2020 年 6 月，我们公开征集了对工作、关怀和创造力研究 (WCCS) 的回应。该研究旨在探索 COVID-19 大流行期间初级护理人员的生活经历，他们也是在家工作和护理 (WCFH) 的创意专业人士。部署创造性实践技术，使用提示（例如照片、绘画和创造性的写作反应）来引发参与者的体验和情绪，本研究试图使大流行期间出现的一些被忽视的体验、看法和实践变得可见。