Swimming with Laure Prouvost

Swimming in the sea of the warm French Riviera, one becomes immersed in the horizon: floating, levitating, and leaning on the outside. In 2021 the artist Laure Prouvost spent time in Nice with theorist and critic Mathilde Roman, and her presence triggered a critical analysis of her work guided by bodily sensations and drifting conversations. Their days were shaped by the links that bind and strengthen us as individuals. Through the act of swimming, the two women encouraged sensations and emotions to become fluid, exchanged mothering experiences, and shared insights into the processes which drive Prouvost to create and Roman to write. This book recounts their dialogues.