Hurtwood, 2021

Pia’s World is a moving record of family life under the unprecedented restrictions of Covid-19 lockdowns. Artist and curator Julia Peyton-Jones arranges her sketches, executed in ink, charcoal, pencil and watercolour, into grid formations that act as windows into the special moments of each day. Peyton-Jones’ drawings are paired with her reflections on motherhood and the changing state of the world during the pandemic.

At the heart of the book is the tender relationship between a mother and daughter, simultaneously personal and universal. The book is a visual diary chronicling their bubble as they are contained at home, watching the park from their window. Everyday events and activities gain new significance as all sense of time collapses. When lockdown lifts, we share their joyful return to normality.