Description:
Signed and dedicated.
“The nature of public, communal experience has been an implicit theme of Simon Roberts’ photographic work for the last decade. Since he embarked on his project We English in 2007, he has documented events and places across Britain that have drawn people together, all the while compiling evidence that the desire for common presence and participation, for sharing a sense of being ‘in place’, not only endures but might also harbour something distinctive about national character and identity.” – David Chandler
Merrie Albion represents ten years’s worth of photographing Britain. From We English and The London Olympiad to National Property: The Picturesque Imperfect and Let This Be A Sign, the book underlines a distinct shift in tone from the initial time at which these individual and shared moments were captured. The unassuming exploration of Britain’s evolving patterns of leisure shares space with a visual discussion about the country’s recent history through images of topical and significant events and places, bringing to mind the notion of a national visual survey.
Publication Date: 2017
Publisher: Dewi Lewis
Condition: Very Good
Book Size: 34 x 28cm
Pages: 152
Format: Hard Cover
ISBN: 978-1-911306-19-1
Description:
Signed and dedicated.
“The nature of public, communal experience has been an implicit theme of Simon Roberts’ photographic work for the last decade. Since he embarked on his project We English in 2007, he has documented events and places across Britain that have drawn people together, all the while compiling evidence that the desire for common presence and participation, for sharing a sense of being ‘in place’, not only endures but might also harbour something distinctive about national character and identity.” – David Chandler
Merrie Albion represents ten years’s worth of photographing Britain. From We English and The London Olympiad to National Property: The Picturesque Imperfect and Let This Be A Sign, the book underlines a distinct shift in tone from the initial time at which these individual and shared moments were captured. The unassuming exploration of Britain’s evolving patterns of leisure shares space with a visual discussion about the country’s recent history through images of topical and significant events and places, bringing to mind the notion of a national visual survey.
Publication Date: 2017
Publisher: Dewi Lewis
Condition: Very Good
Book Size: 34 x 28cm
Pages: 152
Format: Hard Cover
ISBN: 978-1-911306-19-1