Masked Up Christmas Tree

Masked Up Christmas Tree

Due to the pandemic, looking at Christmas lights this year was different. As this was my first year living in Milwaukee, I wanted to go see the downtown Christmas lights. We went to multiple spots downtown to look at lights. We (my roommate and I) made sure to keep our distance from other people as well as wear masks even while being outside and distanced from people. This specific image comes from Cathedral Square Park where many trees were decorated by many different groups. This tree caught my interest as they had used masks to decorate it. Using masks to decorate a Christmas Tree would have seemed bizarre before COVID (and still maybe even now) but this tree can represent how different the 2020 holidays were compared to previous years.

Emily Demler

December 2020

Emily Demler