SWIM

SWIM SWIM is a London-based annual art publication. Each issue is the result of a close collaboration with artists working towards a specific investigative theme.

Here you can see just a tiny section of Claire Douglass’ incredible large scale painting  🌎 which along with our studio ...
19/10/2022

Here you can see just a tiny section of Claire Douglass’ incredible large scale painting 🌎 which along with our studio visit showing glimpses of her latest work we’ll be sharing high-res and in full detailed force for you to explore within our next issue 🔎 Try not to get lost! 🦔

In keeping with the theme of Issue 04, which aims to present the myriad ways ‘found art’ can be interpreted, we will be ...
11/10/2022

In keeping with the theme of Issue 04, which aims to present the myriad ways ‘found art’ can be interpreted, we will be sharing new work by artist 🖇️ Inspired by the Japanese folklore of Tsukumogami 🥄 Kirico has created a series of miniature sculpted spirits 🪣 made from tools found around the home, and we can’t wait for you to see them 🧹 Here you can see her previous work ‘Untitled (Three Paintings)’, 2020

24/01/2022

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Issue 04 investigates notions of ‘found’. From our initial musings on Found Art – a term originally coined by Marcel Duchamp and epitomised by his famous Fountain sculpture – we then became interested in how the act of finding can be incorporated into various works of art and artistic mediums. Moving past the original definition which refers primarily to found household objects (think Tracey Emin’s My Bed and Salvador Dalí’s Lobster Telephone), we began looking at work where the human subject is the found object; work that requires the viewer to do the finding as opposed to the artist; and work in which the very process of searching and finding is the art itself.

The cover for this issue continues out investigation of the found, taking the form of a functioning scratchcard that invites the viewer to uncover its hidden secrets. This is also a play on the featured project of one of our contributors to this issue, Peter Evans, whose paintings are inspired by found scratchcards that have been reclaimed from the pavements of London.

Other contributing artists to this issue include Leslie Hewitt, Max Siedentopf, Penelope Umbrico, Jeff Mermelstein, King Owusu, Khadija Saye, Claire Douglass, Marguerite Bornhauser, Sally Gabori, Sam Hutchinson, Lucia Hierro, Kirico Ueda, Sophia Wohleke, Joy Gregory, Karl Ohiri, Kensuke Koiki, Thomas Sauvin, Centre Centre Books, Alicia Gistn, and Sarah Elwen.

Essays have been contributed by Andrew Hunt, Ellen Harris, Arthur Davies-Evitt and Thom Corbishley.

24/01/2022

Issue 04 investigates notions of ‘found’. From our initial musings on Found Art – a term originally coined by Marcel Duchamp and epitomised by his famous Fountain sculpture – we then became interested in how the act of finding can be incorporated into various works of art and artistic mediums. Moving past the original definition which refers primarily to found household objects (think Tracey Emin’s My Bed and Salvador Dalí’s Lobster Telephone), we began looking at work where the human subject is the found object; work that requires the viewer to do the finding as opposed to the artist; and work in which the very process of searching and finding is the art itself.

ISSUE 04 ARTIST ANNOUNCEMENT: We’ve hit the jackpot with this wonderful list of contributors to our upcoming issue 🎰 Eac...
01/04/2021

ISSUE 04 ARTIST ANNOUNCEMENT: We’ve hit the jackpot with this wonderful list of contributors to our upcoming issue 🎰 Each has interpreted and worked under the theme of ‘Found’ and we’re very excited to share with you their discoveries. Have a flick through to see who will feature in Issue 04, which is due to be released Summer 2021! ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️

📱A little sneak peek at ’s sneak peeks 👀 of text exchanges in New York for his recent project  . A selection of these fa...
10/02/2021

📱A little sneak peek at ’s sneak peeks 👀 of text exchanges in New York for his recent project . A selection of these fascinating insights into the private lives of the city’s residents will be featured in our upcoming issue.

📱 A little sneak peek at ’s sneak peeks 👀 of text exchanges in New York for his recent project  . A selection of these f...
10/02/2021

📱 A little sneak peek at ’s sneak peeks 👀 of text exchanges in New York for his recent project . A selection of these fascinating insights into the private lives of the city’s residents will be featured in our upcoming issue.

🚑 🚨 Shoot with photographer Joy Gregory  🚑 - In our next issue, Joy will be showing newly found photography from the Lew...
25/11/2020

🚑 🚨 Shoot with photographer Joy Gregory 🚑
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In our next issue, Joy will be showing newly found photography from the Lewisham Hospital archives 📜 She’s currently in the process of hand-colouring photographs of long-forgotten influential figures in the NHS’s history.

More BTS images from our shoots with SWIM Issue 04 contributors. This time with the lovely and charming  // We’re super ...
10/11/2020

More BTS images from our shoots with SWIM Issue 04 contributors. This time with the lovely and charming // We’re super excited for his feature in the next issue!

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🕵️‍♂️ BTS 🕵️‍♀️ at our first SWIM 04 shoot with Sam Hutchinson  🧗🏼‍♂️ We’ll be talking with Sam about his work in the ne...
28/10/2020

🕵️‍♂️ BTS 🕵️‍♀️ at our first SWIM 04 shoot with Sam Hutchinson 🧗🏼‍♂️ We’ll be talking with Sam about his work in the next issue on 🦞 FOUND 🚽

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15/10/2020

THEME ANNOUNCEMENT: SWIM Issue 04: Found. We’ve enjoyed investigating a term that can be at once very literal and very ambiguous. Working with our artists, we have looked at the many different forms it can take. We have identified acts of searching, finding and reclaiming in artistic processes, and we have investigated the use of found objects in art. This exploration also led us to our most exciting and ambitious cover idea yet.

Our fourth issue is due to be released early next year. Exact date TBC but we will be sharing some sneak peeks very soon. Until then! 👋🏼

‘Bits’ typeface designed by Paul Elliman.

THEME ANNOUNCEMENT: SWIM Issue 04: Found. We’ve enjoyed investigating a term that can be at once very literal and very a...
15/10/2020

THEME ANNOUNCEMENT: SWIM Issue 04: Found. We’ve enjoyed investigating a term that can be at once very literal and very ambiguous. Working with our artists, we have looked at the many different forms it can take. We have identified acts of searching, finding and reclaiming in artistic processes, and we have investigated the use of found objects in art. This exploration also led us to our most exciting and ambitious cover idea yet.

Our fourth issue is due to be released early next year. Exact date TBC but we will be sharing some sneak peeks very soon. Until then! 👋🏼

‘Bits’ typeface designed by Paul Elliman and ‘Doves’ typeface designed by Cobden-Sanderson in 1900 and then redrawn by Robert Green in 2014.

Issue 03 won a  Pencil award for Magazine & Newspaper Design ✨✏️✨It was a great way to round off this issue and it’s giv...
15/09/2020

Issue 03 won a Pencil award for Magazine & Newspaper Design ✨✏️✨It was a great way to round off this issue and it’s given us a nice boost as we work hard on Issue 04. Due to lockdown we’ve had to push back our release date to early 2021, but we can’t wait for you to see it! Until then, much love 💛🧡💙

More 🆒🆒 art made by SWIM 03 artists during lockdown 🏡 •Richard Ayodeji Ikhide    has been prolifically drawing ✏️ and pa...
07/09/2020

More 🆒🆒 art made by SWIM 03 artists during lockdown 🏡

Richard Ayodeji Ikhide has been prolifically drawing ✏️ and painting 🖼 Here’s just a small selection of recent works – this one, ‘Future Past Profile 2’, watercolour, 2020. 📚 Read more about Richard’s inspirations and process in SWIM 03 🏊🏼‍♂️

More 🆒🆒 art made by SWIM 03 artists during lockdown 🏡 •Richard Ayodeji Ikhide    has been prolifically drawing ✏️ and pa...
07/09/2020

More 🆒🆒 art made by SWIM 03 artists during lockdown 🏡

Richard Ayodeji Ikhide has been prolifically drawing ✏️ and painting 🖼 Here’s just a small selection of recent works – this one, ‘NOK JANUS’, oil on wood, 2020. 📚 Read more about Richard’s inspirations and process in SWIM 03 🏊🏼‍♂️

More 🆒🆒 art made by SWIM 03 artists during lockdown 🏡 •Richard Ayodeji Ikhide    has been prolifically drawing ✏️ and pa...
07/09/2020

More 🆒🆒 art made by SWIM 03 artists during lockdown 🏡

Richard Ayodeji Ikhide has been prolifically drawing ✏️ and painting 🖼 Here’s just a small selection of recent works – this one, ‘SISUN’, watercolour, 2020. 📚 Read more about Richard’s inspirations and process in SWIM 03 🏊🏼‍♂️

Issue 03 has been shortlisted for a  Pencil award! ✏️ We’re humbled to see it rubbing shoulders with some of our other f...
02/09/2020

Issue 03 has been shortlisted for a Pencil award! ✏️ We’re humbled to see it rubbing shoulders with some of our other favourite magazines. Big thanks to the judges and to everyone else for all of the support so far 💫

Documentation 📸 of our first IRL 👨‍👩‍👧‍👧 meeting since lockdown.🚨 BIG NEWS  🚨 We have been working hard on ISSUE 4️⃣ and...
20/08/2020

Documentation 📸 of our first IRL 👨‍👩‍👧‍👧 meeting since lockdown.🚨 BIG NEWS 🚨 We have been working hard on ISSUE 4️⃣ and will be dishing all the juicy info about it very soon 👌🏼⏱.
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