Ever since his childhood in Hong Kong, where he would gather with neighbourhood children on pastel-hued sports courts surrounded by lofty high-rise buildings, the Australian photographer Ward Roberts has felt a curious attraction to these suburban spaces for communal play. He has created two photo books dedicated to the subject, captured with a painterly eye for colour and composition, aiming to pay homage to the connectivity that public athletics grounds enable, no matter how isolating city life can feel. Read more about Roberts’ practice, and that of several other artists who address suburbia in their work, in this archive article on the theme.
