We English (2009)

Just as in his project MOTHERLAND, in WE ENGLISH Simon Roberts investigates themes like identity and memory. He travelled around through his native land in a camper, photographing scenes of his countrymen engaged in recreational activities, presented in large format. Roberts shows us a people who have a close bond with their local surroundings and the land. Anyone wanting to know what it means to be ‘English’ only has to look at the commonplace and the banal in English leisure activities.