Bodies of Water

This project was born out of the frustration with the lack of visual representation and the perpetuation of societal stigmas surrounding people living in larger bodies, resulting in insidious messaging that those people are unhealthy, don’t like to keep active, that their bodies are somehow wrong, and that they shouldn’t be seen on a beach or at a pool.

This ongoing project aims to challenge these harmful narratives by photographing and interviewing fat and plus-sized swimmers and celebrating the joy that being in the open water brings them. This is an ongoing project. 

Currently on show at Sea Lanes Brighton (300 Madeira Drive BN2 1BX) from 5 until 31 October 2024 as part of Photo Fringe 2024.

Would you like to be part of this project? Please get in touch!

About the photographer:

Antonina Mamzenko is an award-winning British photographer and multidisciplinary artist. Her work is focused on documentation of the lived human experience, exploring the themes of identity and belonging; trauma and recovery; and the human connection with nature.