Night Swimmer explores the relationship between body, water, and light, addressing vulnerability, transformation, and resilience themes. Water is the cradle of life—rooted in humanity’s origins and the amniotic fluid—and an endangered resource. It is nurturing yet precarious, embodying both freedom and constraint.
Submerged in darkness, the swimmer becomes a silhouette within a liquid void. Light carves fleeting moments of struggle and grace as the water alternates between resistance and embrace. These dynamics reflect our dual nature: striving for freedom while tethered by unseen limits.
This series represents another facet of a vital yet endangered element in dialogue with Return to Sender. While Return to Sender addresses external constraints, Night Swimmer turns inward, exploring the fluidity of origin and identity. Rendered in black and white, the images focus on light, shadow, and texture, inviting reflection on water’s enduring role as both metaphor and necessity.
This series is my poetic meditation on vulnerability and transformation, exploring the interplay between the human form and the fluidity of water. For me, the relationship between living beings and water is the essence of life itself—water can exist without us, but we cannot without water. The style of these images defies time, floating and ethereal, much like the weightless bodies captured within them. Through the careful use of light and shadow, I sought to create a dreamlike atmosphere that invites viewers to reflect on the fragility and interconnectedness of existence.