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London Fields Lido, 2017

London Fields Lido, 2017

Ambitious slow lane swimmer blog is a writing exercise aspires to bubble away the underwater memories and gesture surrounded by this very melancholic blue.
Ambitious Slow Lane Swimmer The~lapping~~of~an~ebbing~~~~~tide
York Hall
Aug 6

Aug 6 York Hall

Beth Lau
York Hall, London

The swimming pool with boxing ring.

The pond beyond
Jul 23

Jul 23 The pond beyond

Beth Lau
Hampstead Ponds, London

'To substitute nuance for novelty'.

Bleu
Jul 9

Jul 9 Bleu

Beth Lau
Piscine Pontoise, Paris

Follow Juliette Binoche swimming in midnight blue at Piscine Pontoise, Kieslowski’s style.

To write. To write.
Jun 25

Jun 25 To write. To write.

Beth Lau
Sicily, Italy

From revisiting one of Marguerite Duras' last works - Writing, to the midnight swim under the starry sky of the water by Castello di Falconara.

Blessing
Jun 11

Jun 11 Blessing

Beth Lau
Hong Kong

Father, Dog and the Sea.

Ambitious Slow Lane Swimmer
Jun 11

Jun 11 Ambitious Slow Lane Swimmer

Beth Lau
London Fields Lido, London

Diaphanous. Me alone. Bubbling away. Every length, every lap.
Every other Sunday, come slowdive with me.

 

Beth Lau

Ambitious Slow Lane Swimmer
/amˈbɪʃəs/ /sləʊ/ /leɪn/ /ˈswɪmə/

Life in the fast lane is too challenging; lack of guts to move onto the medium lane as one does not even know how to front crawl properly. Beth Lau (b. 1989) is an artist who finds inspiration in her morning rituals and swimming in breaststroke in the slow lane. She is ambtious, but not fast enough.

Ambitious slow lane swimmer blog is a writing exercise aspires to bubble away the underwater memories and gesture surrounded by this very melancholic blue.

In the winter of her early twenties, while working as a night-shift warehouse worker, she discovered the waters of London Fields Lido after each shift (so she could sleep). She now meditates through the currents of the morning and evening, finding solace in her solitude. Through the water, she reminds us of the humble beauty of staying afloat and crawling through the life aquatic.

Her selected Chinese writings (2005 - 2010) are also available at:
http://bethlau.com/writing/