Swimming Studies

Resumen del libro

"Swimming Studies" is a brilliantly original, meditative memoir that explores the worlds of competitive and recreational swimming. From her training for the Olympic trials as a teenager to enjoying pools and beaches around the world as an adult, Leanne Shapton offers a fascinating glimpse into the private, often solitary, realm of swimming. Her spare and elegant writing reveals an intimate narrative of suburban adolescence, spent underwater in a discipline that continues to inspire Shapton's work as an artist and author. Her illustrations throughout the book offer an intuitive perspective on the landscapes and imagery of the sport. Shapton's emphasis is on the smaller moments of athletic pursuit rather than its triumphs. For the accomplished athlete, aspiring amateur, or habitual practicer, this remarkable work of written and visual sketches propels the reader through a beautifully personal and universally appealing exercise in reflection.

Biografía del autor

Leanne Shapton (Mississauga, Canadá, 1973) es una de las escritoras y artistas más radicalmente originales de nuestro tiempo. Ha publicado más de una decena de libros que exploran las combinaciones de palabras e imágenes, entre los cuales, además de este Artefactos importantes (originalmente publicado por Duomo en 2010, están Bocetos de natación (Blatt x{0026} Ríos, 2022, ganador del National Book Critics Circle), donde abordaba desde distintos puntos de vista la belleza de este deporte, y Libro de visitas (Comisura, 2024), que reinventaba las viejas historias de fantasmas mediante diversos ejercicios de combinación de imágenes y textos. Actualmente es editora de arte de The New York Review of Books y cofundadora con el fotógrafo Jason Fulford de la editorial Jx{0026}L Books.