[The Guardian] Rocketgirl on her sixth lockdown: Andrew Rovenko’s best photograph

Rocketgirl on her sixth lockdown: Andrew Rovenko’s best photograph

‘During Covid, we walked, did puzzles and made sourdough. But after five lockdowns, activities were scarce. Then our daughter’s obsession with space gave us an idea – and her papier-mache helmet was made from scratch’

During the pandemic, Melbourne held the world record for the highest number of days spent in lockdown. That’s not really a record you want to have. My family – me, my wife Mariya and our daughter Mia who was four at the time – had done all the standard things: puzzles, daily walks, baked sourdough. By lockdown number six, options for new activities were scarce. But Mia’s obsession with space gave us an idea – to make her a spacesuit. My wife had trained as a costume designer and she thought it might brighten Mia’s day to show her how something can be created from scratch. The best bit was making the papier-mache helmet: they blew up a little balloon and then stuck newspaper cuttings around it.

At the time, we were allowed outside for only two hours each day, and we had to keep within a 5km radius of our home. Having this suit as a prop had a transformative effect on our outings, turning them into space exploration missions. Even as adults, if you put a bold piece of clothing on, you start to play the role of the costume.

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