PISCINE

In its infancy the life of a series has many paths to choose from. As choices are made, the options become more limited, the scope more focussed. I often enjoy starting with a very loose plan and letting it develop naturally into a very specific one.

I initially had the idea to travel the Balkans - starting in Sarajevo, making my way across to Split, later to Kosovo and back up to Serbia. I only made it as far as Split. After photographing the coastline south of the area it became clear that my photographs from Bosnia no longer worked with my photographs around the Adriatic coastline. I was not naturally capturing any constants between the locations.  

The series instead evolved around the water of the Adriatic – The Beach, the Swimming Pool. The two locations eventually departed from one another stylistically and became their own series – “Plage” and “Piscine”

There is a very specific feeling to these photographs that demanded their own series - one of a sun soaked silence. A stillness. Using the French for the series title also evokes this same feeling and adds another small layer of abstraction – although perhaps this is unique from a British perspective.

Getting to go on holiday for work will likely make this an ongoing series.