Maria Svarbova - Swimming Pool - 2018
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Swimming Pool by Maria Svarbova is a translated hardback photography book (with dust jacket), 108 pages, 28.5 × 24 cm, published by Seigensha in 2018 as the first Japanese edition and is in very good condition.
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In the Swimming Pool is Maria's largest concept yet, originating in 2014 and continuing to develop to date. Sparked by a hunt for interesting location, her fascination with the space of public swimming pools contributed to developing her visual style. Sterile, geometric beauty of old pools set the tone for these photographs. Each of them pictures a different pool, usually built in the Socialist Era, in various locations in Slovakia. There is almost cinematographic quality to the highly controlled sceneries that Maria captures. The figures are mid-movement, but there is no joyful playfulness to them. Frozen in the composition, the swimmers are as smooth and cold as the pools tiles. The colours softly vibrate in a dream-like atmosphere. Despite the retro setting, the pictures somehow evoke a futuristic feeling as well, as if they were taken somewhere completely alien. There is no disturbing emotion, there is no individuality in their stillness. The artificial detachment, created by Maria's visual vision, allows unique visual pleasure, unattainable in real life.
1st Japanese Edition
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Dartbooks is a bookstore based in Barcelona, Spain, we are specialized in photobooks, rare books, architecture and art. In our catalog you can find both new edition books and the first editions most sought after by collectors from all over the world.
Translated by Google TranslateIn the Swimming Pool is Maria's largest concept yet, originating in 2014 and continuing to develop to date. Sparked by a hunt for interesting location, her fascination with the space of public swimming pools contributed to developing her visual style. Sterile, geometric beauty of old pools set the tone for these photographs. Each of them pictures a different pool, usually built in the Socialist Era, in various locations in Slovakia. There is almost cinematographic quality to the highly controlled sceneries that Maria captures. The figures are mid-movement, but there is no joyful playfulness to them. Frozen in the composition, the swimmers are as smooth and cold as the pools tiles. The colours softly vibrate in a dream-like atmosphere. Despite the retro setting, the pictures somehow evoke a futuristic feeling as well, as if they were taken somewhere completely alien. There is no disturbing emotion, there is no individuality in their stillness. The artificial detachment, created by Maria's visual vision, allows unique visual pleasure, unattainable in real life.
1st Japanese Edition
Seller's Story
Dartbooks is a bookstore based in Barcelona, Spain, we are specialized in photobooks, rare books, architecture and art. In our catalog you can find both new edition books and the first editions most sought after by collectors from all over the world.
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Number of Books
1
Subject
Photography
Book Title
Swimming Pool
Author/ Illustrator
Maria Svarbova
Condition
Very good
Publication year oldest item
2018
Height
28.5 cm
Edition
Translated edition
Width
24 cm
Language
Japanese
Original language
No
Publisher
Seigensha
Binding/ Material
Hardback
Extras
Dust jacket
Number of pages
108
