Self-quarantine in Beijing, through one artist’s eyes

Donal Turner, a French artist in Beijing, has been working on a series of illustrations called “Self-Quarantine in Beijing” since the start of February. Today marks the debut of the series, here on The China Project, which will continue this Friday and on successive Fridays thereafter.

Episode 1 is called “Turning in,” showing the extent to which those who are self-quarantined become introspective, sometimes to their detriment. “At times, thought itself is a disease,” Donal writes. But given time and space, the mind also has the ability to tap into its creative side and flourish.

—Anthony Tao