Mineral Pool, Márianské Lázně, Czech Republic, 1994

A woman, her flesh folding like soft ice cream, lowers herself into an elegant public pool. The architecture around her is timeless, unlike the mortal figure about to enter the pool. We feel the drapery of her flesh and how light and weightless she will become in two more steps. Words by Marni Jackson Bathers is published by Damiani on 28 September, price £35. All photographs: Ruth Kaplan