Nightswimming takes its name from the song Jacopo Papucci's mother used to sing to him as a child. The day she sent it to him again, after many years, he dreamt of a child who asked to be followed. The next morning he understood the dream fell on an anniversary: five years since he lost a friend.
On that day he returned to photograph the place where his friend was found. An old quarry, closed for thirty years, where time had stopped. He went back every day.
The book holds what came from that returning. It moves between a song, a dream, and a place that does not change, tracing the thresholds between memory and loss, between following someone and letting them go. A quiet record of grief and of what continues after it.
Closed format 24 × 30 cm
Hand-bound, Japanese stab binding
52 pages, with a loose insert and four fold-outs
Printed in Livorno, April 2026
Edition of 50 signed and numbered copies
Design by Jacopo Papucci and Valentino Barachini
Nightswimming is entirely handmade, from binding to assembly. Given the extremely limited edition and the care behind every copy, I've decided not to discard any of the imperfect ones. Instead, they will be available in two categories:
Minor flaws — slight misalignment in the binding or barely perceptible inconsistencies. The book reads and feels complete.
Major flaws — visible imperfections that required handmade corrections during production. Each one is unique in its own way.
These copies are offered at a reduced price, for those who appreciate the nature of handmade work and understand that imperfection is part of it.
Please allow 5-7 business days for your order to be processed and shipped.
Nightswimming takes its name from the song Jacopo Papucci's mother used to sing to him as a child. The day she sent it to him again, after many years, he dreamt of a child who asked to be followed. The next morning he understood the dream fell on an anniversary: five years since he lost a friend.
On that day he returned to photograph the place where his friend was found. An old quarry, closed for thirty years, where time had stopped. He went back every day.
The book holds what came from that returning. It moves between a song, a dream, and a place that does not change, tracing the thresholds between memory and loss, between following someone and letting them go. A quiet record of grief and of what continues after it.
Closed format 24 × 30 cm
Hand-bound, Japanese stab binding
52 pages, with a loose insert and four fold-outs
Printed in Livorno, April 2026
Edition of 50 signed and numbered copies
Design by Jacopo Papucci and Valentino Barachini
Nightswimming is entirely handmade, from binding to assembly. Given the extremely limited edition and the care behind every copy, I've decided not to discard any of the imperfect ones. Instead, they will be available in two categories:
Minor flaws — slight misalignment in the binding or barely perceptible inconsistencies. The book reads and feels complete.
Major flaws — visible imperfections that required handmade corrections during production. Each one is unique in its own way.
These copies are offered at a reduced price, for those who appreciate the nature of handmade work and understand that imperfection is part of it.
Please allow 5-7 business days for your order to be processed and shipped.
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