quarantine – STEAM Festival 2020

Silence

Nowadays we are experiencing more and more silence, but instead of being quiet this lack of noise is deafening.

Dear, Mahrukh

After spending many long months in quarantine, Mahrukh writes herself a video style diary for her future self showing her experiences and how she has grown.

My Self Portrait

Learn about who I am as a person in 2 minutes with a comical, light-hearted tone.

Physical Activity During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Since March, we have been advised to stay at home to reduce the effects of the Coronavirus. We studied how the physical activity and health of adults in the United States have been affected as a result.

A collage square with images of monuments in a gradient filter with “monuments.” written in bold yellow text in the center. Monuments include The Statue of Liberty, Robert E Lee Statue with “BLM” and an image of Breonna Taylor projected onto it, The Central Park Suffragette monument, the Martin Luther King Jr Statue in Washington DC, the sculpture of Prometheus in Rockefeller Center, the Stonewall Monument, the Arch in Washington Square Park with red paint covering the statues on the sides, the Statue of Atlas in Rockefeller Center, the statue of Christopher Columbus in Columbus Square, one of the New York Public Library Lions with a mask covering the mouth of the lion, Laetitia Ky with her hair shaped in a scale with the male and female gender symbols on each side, an image of the Wall Street Bull and Fearless Girl statues, the statue of Theodore Roosevelt that is placed outside of the museum of natural history, and a statue of Jeferson Davis with “BLM”, “ACAB”, and “5/30 cops ran us over”.

Monuments and Movement: Power During the Pandemic

Quaran-Zine is a collection of artistic and literary representations of the pandemic’s impact on our lives and understanding of NYC.

Covers by Lucas Ayala, Anling Chen, Arya Harris, and Peter Manos

The picture is divided into four equal quadrants. Each quadrant shows the respective quarter of the face of four different people, but the original colors of the picture are replaced with bright neons. On the top left is Yakira’s left eyebrow, eye and part of her nose. Yakira is in front of a wall of cabinets. The walls are a deep magenta and the cabinets are white. Yakira’s face is colored white and orange. The top right shows Chrissie’s right eyebrow, eye, and part of her nose. Behind her is the interior of her bedroom with light from the window visible. The walls are a muddy neon green. Her face and the window are a light neon pink. Other features like her eyes and hair use a dark forest green. The bottom right corner shows the right side of Christina’s jaw and lips, and part of her nose. She is wearing a white sweater and a small pendant necklace. Her face is colored green, and her hair is shown in black. In the final corner is the left side of Anya’s jaw, lips and nose. Her face is colored blue. Anya is She is wearing a white sweater and a small pendant necklace. Her face is colored green, and her hair is shown in black. In the final corner is the left side of Anya’s jaw, lips and nose. Her face is colored blue. Anya is wearing a dark sweater that almost blends into her background, but above her shoulders is the indication of a wall that is colored a deep magenta.

Quaran-Zine: Art and Identity

Quaran-Zine is a collection of artistic and literary representations of the pandemic’s impact on our lives and understanding of NYC. Our themes explore how art expresses individual and societal identity.

Correlation Between Air Quality and COVID in New York City

Unfortunately, COVID-19 has cast us away into our homes for good, but the environment seems to favor our new lifestyles.

Poster: We set out to disprove the Mozart Effect. If anything, we proved it.

Effects of Music Genre on Memory and Recollection

Have you ever heard the phrase, “Classical music makes you smarter.” Many studies have tried to prove this, but have failed to do so. We decided to try it ourselves…

Lullaby of 2020

This surrealist painting is transformed into an image that represents the world today in the face of the global pandemic.

Young Woman With Her Mask Over Her Mouth

Inspired by Edgar Degas’s painting “Young Woman With Her Hands Over Mouth”; see how times have changed since Degas!

A Meta-Analysis on the Negative Impacts of Social Media Addiction

This Meta-Analysis looked at what happens when people become addicted to social media, by summarizing 5 studies conducted globally.

Fine Lines ft. Spices #artinisolation

Quarantine has forced us to distance ourselves from others. However, it has not made any of us any less diverse than we already are. “Fine Lines ft. Spices” brings a desi twist to the original “Marilyn Diptych” by Andy Warhol.

Sara’s Pandemic Playlist

A collection of songs that represent 2020 to me and the reasons why. From songs that everybody laughed at to songs that brought me comfort in the midst of everything.

My Pandemic Playlist

It’s true what people say about music soothing the soul. 2020 has been a wild year of changes and events, but one great way to escape reality for even just a second is by listening to music. For this project, I included 10 songs that I find describe the circumstances of the pandemic and events that occurred. Enjoy!