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Motherland, Homeland

In the foreground, a still river reflects groups of people crowded around BBQ's with a forested backdrop.

Bonington Gallery presents this exciting exhibition by the award-winning British photographer Simon Roberts.  Motherland, Homeland explores notions of identity, attachment to home and land, and the relationship between people and place, comprising of two different collections of Roberts’ work; Motherland and We English.

Simon Roberts’ work has been published and exhibited widely and his photographs are represented in major public and private collections.  In recognition for his work, Roberts has received several accolades, including the Vic Odden Award from the Royal Photographic Society and a grant from the John Kobal Foundation. 

Click this link to visit Simon’s Website

Image by Simon Roberts

A large sandy patch with three paths that disappear into the distance. Pairs of people are walking the path. In the foreground there are a group who appear to be playing cricket.
Holkham National Nature Reserve, Norfolk, 18th February 2008
A group of people are bend over a mudbank in the middle of a river. In the distance, there is a small village, and in the foreground on the right, a large boat can be seen called "thistle"
Mad Maldon Mud Race, River Blackwater, Maldon, Essex, 30th December 2007
Three male figures in black uniforms face the camera, there is a city scape in the background.
Port officials, Vladivostok. Far East Russia, October 2004
A square too, on the back wall there is a large print showing the bend in a river which has mountains either side of it. In the last of the room are three blue arm chairs, on the right there is a CRT TV on a wooden square stand.
The lounge of a former sanitorium, Sludyanka. Eastern Siberia, November 2004
A go cart track is on the left, with 4 people in the middle of a race. To the right there is a football match taking place on a patch of grass.
Westward Ho! Devon, 24th May 2008
Two children stand next to each other. The left is female, wearing heavy blue eye make up, a ruffled blue satin dress, and blue Full length gloves. The child on the right is male and wears black high wasted trousers and a black turtle neck with white vertical broken stripes.
Ballroom dancers, Nikita and Rufina, Omsk. Western Siberia, May 2005
A female figure stands behind a large counter with several large cuts of meat. Behind here there are lots of other figures looking at different produce on different stands.
Meat market, Pyatigorsk. Northern Caucasus. April 2005
A male is lying with his legs over a bundle of large branches. Behind him, another male figure stands over a cauldron on an open fire. Behind therm there is a small wooded patch, and mountains in the distance.
Camping with Sasha and Paval, Kamchatka Peninsula. Far East Russia, October 2004
Image shows people at a beech. The sand is fine and yellow, and the sea has a green tinge to it. THe sky is mostly cloudy with sunshine breaking through. In the distance there are some low mountains.
Camel Estuary, Padstow, Cornwall, 27th September 2007
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A large sandy patch with three paths that disappear into the distance. Pairs of people are walking the path. In the foreground there are a group who appear to be playing cricket.
Holkham National Nature Reserve, Norfolk, 18th February 2008
A group of people are bend over a mudbank in the middle of a river. In the distance, there is a small village, and in the foreground on the right, a large boat can be seen called "thistle"
Mad Maldon Mud Race, River Blackwater, Maldon, Essex, 30th December 2007
Three male figures in black uniforms face the camera, there is a city scape in the background.
Port officials, Vladivostok. Far East Russia, October 2004
A square too, on the back wall there is a large print showing the bend in a river which has mountains either side of it. In the last of the room are three blue arm chairs, on the right there is a CRT TV on a wooden square stand.
The lounge of a former sanitorium, Sludyanka. Eastern Siberia, November 2004
A go cart track is on the left, with 4 people in the middle of a race. To the right there is a football match taking place on a patch of grass.
Westward Ho! Devon, 24th May 2008
Two children stand next to each other. The left is female, wearing heavy blue eye make up, a ruffled blue satin dress, and blue Full length gloves. The child on the right is male and wears black high wasted trousers and a black turtle neck with white vertical broken stripes.
Ballroom dancers, Nikita and Rufina, Omsk. Western Siberia, May 2005
A female figure stands behind a large counter with several large cuts of meat. Behind here there are lots of other figures looking at different produce on different stands.
Meat market, Pyatigorsk. Northern Caucasus. April 2005
A male is lying with his legs over a bundle of large branches. Behind him, another male figure stands over a cauldron on an open fire. Behind therm there is a small wooded patch, and mountains in the distance.
Camping with Sasha and Paval, Kamchatka Peninsula. Far East Russia, October 2004
Image shows people at a beech. The sand is fine and yellow, and the sea has a green tinge to it. THe sky is mostly cloudy with sunshine breaking through. In the distance there are some low mountains.
Camel Estuary, Padstow, Cornwall, 27th September 2007
Image has no caption

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