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I Just Want To Stay Home
Robbie Spotswood As the title would suggest, the images that fill this book were almost exclusively made inside. Most were taken inside the house of Robbie’s Grandmother – sadly both prior to and following her passing. Others were taken in the confines of familiar houses, and here we see brothers, cousins, aunties, and those whose blood binds them close to us. By documenting these intimate moments Robbie records the emotions that both an individual, and a family encounter whilst dealing with the loss of a family member.

Photographs of skin, light, and textured materials fill much of this book, creating a body of work that is noticeably tactile. As the work moves between London and Accra, it confronts the complex range of emotions Robbie was experiencing: grieving, whilst having family split between distant countries had left Robbie somewhat adrift, yet this perspective only heightened his ability to create sensory images.

2021
96 Pages
280x210 mm

Softcover with tipped in cover image
Text by Robbie Spotswood
*Second Printing

I Just Want To Stay Home
Robbie Spotswood