Rob Ball (b. 1977, UK) has been making photographs at the coast for fifteen years.  His work looks at the rhythms of seaside resorts and the ways they undergo change throughout the seasons and decades. Associated with freedom and escape, coastal towns have always drawn those seeking respite from landlocked cities, with seaside resorts serving a primary purpose: to entertain. In Silent Coast (2019 - 2021), Ball shows a different reality. Travelling the length of the English coastline, he captures the structures built along the edge – and in the process reflects on their vulnerability in the face of change. Out of season, these coastal resorts seem far removed from the fun they were designed to offer, revealing carefully manufactured environments, fortified by borders and surveillance. Silent Coast exposes the fragility that exists beneath the facade, a coast open to shifting economic forces and rapid environmental change. Devoid of people, the monochrome scenes reflect on the homogeneity of the coast, resisting identification yet remaining deeply familiar. Click on the images below for details.