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The Encyclopedia of Photography’s Art and History

"Asylum of the Birds", Roger Ballen (1950) | PhotoAnthology

Asylum of the Birds

Roger Ballen (1950)

Symbolic exploration of psychological dualities, staged within a surreal and confined environment inhabited by humans and birds.

With contributions from: Alasdair Foster, Talking Pictures (curator). Suggest an Edit

Asylum of the Birds

Roger Ballen (1950)

Symbolic exploration of psychological dualities, staged within a surreal and confined environment inhabited by humans and birds.

Alter Ego, 2010

White Eye, 2011

Suspended, 2012

Transformation, 2004

Dove Catcher, 2009

Onlookers, 2010

Liberation, 2011

Altercation, 2012

Look Alike, 2012

Five Hands, 2006

Relinquished, 2010

Books

Asylum of the Birds

Thames & Hudson, 2014

Asylum of the Birds

Thames & Hudson, 2019

Roger Ballen

Actes Sud, 2012

Lines, Marks, and Drawings: Through the Lens of Roger Ballen

Prestel, 2013

Ballenesque - Roger Ballen: A Retrospective

Thames & Hudson, 2022

The World According to Roger Ballen

Thames & Hudson, 2020

Roger Ballen: Photographs 1969-2009

Kerber, 2011

Ballenesque - Roger Ballen: A Retrospective

Thames & Hudson, 2017

More by Roger Ballen

Boarding House, 2008

Roger Ballen (1950)

Psychologically charged black-and-white images created in a decaying warehouse, where fragmented figures and symbolic clutter blur the line between dream and delirium.

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