Whether clustered in grids across rolling hills or nestled up close to hedges, mobile homes are the subject of Dorset photographer Jethro Marshall’s latest book, Prefab Scout. Shot out of season along the Jurassic Coast in south-west England, the homes are captured free of people and their belongings, revealing modernist forms that are, Marshall says, “equal parts regimented Soviet, free-living American and British kitsch”. The series is part of a wider project documenting the everyday character of the south-west. For Marshall, it was also a chance to revisit his childhood through adult eyes. “As a kid, our family holidays were often six miles west to Devon. This is about appreciating the modern, functioning countryside.”
