Trivial Pursuits - The English at Play

- Cheese rolling, historical re-enactments and fine tea: a playful photo-study of the many ways the English like to relax It was the UK's decision to leave the EU that made London-born photographer Orlando Gili question who the English really are. In a nation full of such contradiction and complexity, Gili found some answers in how people choose to spend their leisure time. From horse racing to wartime re-enactments, carnivals to clubs, from ancient and quintessential rituals (medieval village bottle-kicking competitions) to the more modern (Santa pub crawls) this book reveals that which unites a divided nation: the relentless desire for organized fun. Trivial Pursuits is a much needed celebration of the community, culture and tradition of the English.

About the author

Orlando Gili is a London based documentary and portrait photographer.

Product details

• Authors: Orlando Gili
• Publisher: Turnaround
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.07.2020
• EAN: 9781910566756
• ISBN: 978-1-910566-75-6
• Illustrations: Illustrationen, nicht spezifiziert
• Subjects: Fiction > Gift books, albums, perpetual calendars, postcard booklets; Humanities, art, music > Art > Photography, film, video, TV; PHOTOGRAPHY / Subjects & Themes / Portraits & Selfies, PHOTOGRAPHY / Photoessays & Documentaries, PHOTOGRAPHY / Collections, Catalogs, Exhibitions / General, Gift books