Pilar Silvestre - Divers - 2023
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Divers by Pilar Silvestre, a first edition photography book in Spanish and English, published by Fujifilm in 2023, hardback, 114 pages, 31 × 25 cm, original language Spanish, in very good condition.
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This photobook has never been distributed in specialized bookstores and only a few copies were sold and given away on the day of its presentation at the Municipal Swimming Pools of Montjuïc (Barcelona) on a cold January morning in 2023. The rest of the copies were used for commercial commitments by Fujifilm, which is also the publisher.
As a friend of Pilar's, I think it's only fair to explain the story behind these wonderful photographs.
A few years ago, due to serious work-related problem, Pilar lost her memory and sense of direction to the point where she was unable to leave her own home for seven years.
The doctors, since she wasn't responding well to the medication, didn't know what to do. They suggested she try some activity. That was the year Fujifilm launched its now highly regarded X series, so Pilar got an X-Pro. When she felt more able to leave the house, she realized that, having been a water polo player herself, pools weren't a completely foreign place, as they had been her second home for many years.Thanks to the indirect look through the viewfinder, Pilar rose again like a phoenix, until her story and her photographs reached Fujifilm who decided, with great success, to name Pilar ambassador of the Fujifilm X series and decided to publish this photobook, which as I say was never for sale in specialized bookstores and if today you can find a copy it is from those that Fujifilm used for commercial commitments.
Seller's Story
Dartbooks is a specialized photography bookshop based in Barcelona, dedicated to photobooks, rare and out-of-print editions, and historically significant publications. With a strong focus on Japanese photography, Dartbooks was founded to provide continuity to a field that requires depth, expertise, and careful curation.
The bookshop was established after the closure of Kowasa, a landmark reference for photography books in Spain. Its disappearance left a clear gap for photographers, collectors, and institutions in need of a space with a serious and knowledgeable approach to the photobook. Dartbooks emerged in response to that need, not as a replacement, but as part of the natural evolution of a cultural ecosystem.
Dartbooks operates with a curatorial mindset, shaped by long-term engagement with photography and book collecting. The project functions as a book hunting platform for collectors, professionals, and libraries worldwide, and also provides advisory support to other bookshops seeking to develop coherent and specialized photography collections.
The catalogue includes new publications, rare and out-of-print titles, monographs, retrospectives, self-published works, signed copies, and editions produced directly by photographers through their own imprints. The selection reflects a sustained commitment to photography as a form of visual narration, where images construct meaning beyond text.
Although rooted in the Gràcia neighbourhood of Barcelona, Dartbooks serves an international audience. Its community includes collectors, professionals, and institutions from France, the United Kingdom, Japan, and beyond, both through the physical space and the online platform.
Dartbooks understands the photobook not merely as an object of consumption, but as a cultural artifact that documents artistic practices, historical contexts, and personal visions. The bookshop functions simultaneously as a place of discovery, an archive in constant growth, and a point of connection between photographers, publishers, and readers.
This photobook has never been distributed in specialized bookstores and only a few copies were sold and given away on the day of its presentation at the Municipal Swimming Pools of Montjuïc (Barcelona) on a cold January morning in 2023. The rest of the copies were used for commercial commitments by Fujifilm, which is also the publisher.
As a friend of Pilar's, I think it's only fair to explain the story behind these wonderful photographs.
A few years ago, due to serious work-related problem, Pilar lost her memory and sense of direction to the point where she was unable to leave her own home for seven years.
The doctors, since she wasn't responding well to the medication, didn't know what to do. They suggested she try some activity. That was the year Fujifilm launched its now highly regarded X series, so Pilar got an X-Pro. When she felt more able to leave the house, she realized that, having been a water polo player herself, pools weren't a completely foreign place, as they had been her second home for many years.Thanks to the indirect look through the viewfinder, Pilar rose again like a phoenix, until her story and her photographs reached Fujifilm who decided, with great success, to name Pilar ambassador of the Fujifilm X series and decided to publish this photobook, which as I say was never for sale in specialized bookstores and if today you can find a copy it is from those that Fujifilm used for commercial commitments.
Seller's Story
Dartbooks is a specialized photography bookshop based in Barcelona, dedicated to photobooks, rare and out-of-print editions, and historically significant publications. With a strong focus on Japanese photography, Dartbooks was founded to provide continuity to a field that requires depth, expertise, and careful curation.
The bookshop was established after the closure of Kowasa, a landmark reference for photography books in Spain. Its disappearance left a clear gap for photographers, collectors, and institutions in need of a space with a serious and knowledgeable approach to the photobook. Dartbooks emerged in response to that need, not as a replacement, but as part of the natural evolution of a cultural ecosystem.
Dartbooks operates with a curatorial mindset, shaped by long-term engagement with photography and book collecting. The project functions as a book hunting platform for collectors, professionals, and libraries worldwide, and also provides advisory support to other bookshops seeking to develop coherent and specialized photography collections.
The catalogue includes new publications, rare and out-of-print titles, monographs, retrospectives, self-published works, signed copies, and editions produced directly by photographers through their own imprints. The selection reflects a sustained commitment to photography as a form of visual narration, where images construct meaning beyond text.
Although rooted in the Gràcia neighbourhood of Barcelona, Dartbooks serves an international audience. Its community includes collectors, professionals, and institutions from France, the United Kingdom, Japan, and beyond, both through the physical space and the online platform.
Dartbooks understands the photobook not merely as an object of consumption, but as a cultural artifact that documents artistic practices, historical contexts, and personal visions. The bookshop functions simultaneously as a place of discovery, an archive in constant growth, and a point of connection between photographers, publishers, and readers.
Details
Number of books
1
Subject
Photography
Book title
Divers
Author/ Illustrator
Pilar Silvestre
Condition
Very good
Publication year oldest item
2023
Height
31 cm
Edition
1st Edition
Width
25 cm
Language
English, Spanish
Original language
Yes
Publisher
Fujifilm
Binding/ Material
Hardback
Number of pages
114
