Roger Ballen: Photographs 1969-2009

Roger Ballen (1950)

Synopsis

American photographer Roger Ballen's monograph covers over 30 years of his evocative black-and-white portraits of the impoverished white population in rural South Africa. Drawing comparisons to Walker Evans and Diane Arbus, Ballen's photographs depict life in the Platteland, a secluded region. His subjects, often day laborers and transients, are shot against the stark, surreal interiors of their homes, creating sculptural scenes with objects like wire and furniture. Published for a retrospective at the Münchner Stadtmuseum, the work delves into Ballen's unique approach to photographic myth-making, blending documentary style with surrealistic elements.

Book Details

ISBN-10:
3866784627
ISBN-13:
9783866784628
PUBLISHER:
Kerber
YEAR:
2011
BINDING:
Hardcover
PAGES:
148 pages
SIZE:
29 x 29 cm (approx.)
LANGUAGE:
English

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