The Island - Robert Darch
The Island is a poetic series of photographs made in response to Britain's vote to leave the European Union in 2016. The Photographs reflect Robert's anxieties, hopes and fears about a decision that will affect generations for years to come. The vote to leave felt like a tipping point, dividing families and friends and emphasising societal divides.
The Brexit vote and the outcome of that decision were complex, the result of underlying sociological and political issues and a perceived lack of control over individual and collective fear.
Instead of trying to rationalise or explain the decision, The Island, instead offers a more emotive response. Robert's work often deals with feelings and he draws on his own life experiences and influences from contemporary culture to create a sense of time and place.
“How can photography negotiate a world where reality has become odder than fiction? Darch’s latest series, The Island, provides an answer. Landscapes and portraits together capture a country racked with tension. They are shot in black-and-white, and suffused with an almost palpable melancholy. There are mist-shrouded coves, murky hills and forlorn trees. The sea, emblematic of Britain’s decision to detach itself from its neighbours, is a persistent and forbidding presence.”
- The British Journal of Photography, Joe Lloyd
The Brexit vote and the outcome of that decision were complex, the result of underlying sociological and political issues and a perceived lack of control over individual and collective fear.
Instead of trying to rationalise or explain the decision, The Island, instead offers a more emotive response. Robert's work often deals with feelings and he draws on his own life experiences and influences from contemporary culture to create a sense of time and place.
“How can photography negotiate a world where reality has become odder than fiction? Darch’s latest series, The Island, provides an answer. Landscapes and portraits together capture a country racked with tension. They are shot in black-and-white, and suffused with an almost palpable melancholy. There are mist-shrouded coves, murky hills and forlorn trees. The sea, emblematic of Britain’s decision to detach itself from its neighbours, is a persistent and forbidding presence.”
- The British Journal of Photography, Joe Lloyd
Year: 2022
Pubisher: Photo Editions
ISBN: 978-1-8382195-1-2
Printer: MAS Matbaa
Printing: Tri-tone + Varnish
Pages: 84
Images: 43
Paper: Arctic Volume Ivory 150gsm
Font: Garamond
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Pubisher: Photo Editions
ISBN: 978-1-8382195-1-2
Printer: MAS Matbaa
Printing: Tri-tone + Varnish
Binding: Open Spine softback with flap
Size: 240x294mmPages: 84
Images: 43
Paper: Arctic Volume Ivory 150gsm
Font: Garamond
↓ Full video flick-through below
→ Available to purchase here
