Luke Ryan

How I Learned to Survive a Pandemic Through Mindless Consumerism (2021)

How I Learned to Survive a Pandemic Through Mindless Consumerism reflects on the pandemic though consumerism. During lockdown I was compelled to buy more products that I normally would an insatiable desire to feel connected to a world I could no longer access. With increasingly pernicious restrictions, and lack of excitement in day-to-day life, online shopping became a way of having something to look forward to. This project is a reflection on my behaviour and consumption habits during almost two years of enforced incarceration.