Swimming Pool Author:Maria Svarbova There is almost a theatrical 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 colors softly vibrate in a dream-like atmosphere. Despite the retro setting, the pictures som... more »ehow evoke a futuristic feeling as well, as if they were taken somewhere completely alien.« less