Roger Ballen: Shadow Chamber
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| Rating | : | 4.10 (707 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0714844667 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 128 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-06-06 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
His striking, ambiguous images of people, animals and objects posed in mysterious, cell-like rooms occupy the grey area between fact and fiction, blurring the boundaries between documentary photography and art forms such as painting, theatre and sculpture.. Available again in hardback, Shadow Chamber features a major body of work made by Roger Ballen after the publication of the award-winning Outland (2001). Ballen challenges the ways in which we perceive the 'reality' of photography
Before moving to Los Angeles in 1990, he served in various curatorial positions, including Director of Photographic Collections at the George Eastman House in Rochester, New York. The son of a picture editor at Magnum, he worked as a geologist and mining consultant before starting his own photographic career by documenting the small villages of rural South Africa and their isolated inhabitants. . His image
excellent! Phenomenal work, disturbing vision. Check out Die Antwoord video "I Fink You Freaky", where R. Ballen created the sets and the atmosphere. I deeply admire Roger Ballen's creativity.. Rodger Ballen Neville Trickett This is an amazing book, Very, very well produced. worth every penny. Highly recommended for any art photography lover. A real treasure.. victor lee said Roger Ballen: Shadow Chamber. Roger Ballen: "Shadow Chamber"Roger Ballen's Shadow Chamber, represents psychological studies of mans conscious and unconscious interactions with existence. Through construction of ambiguous spaces and still-life, Ballen composes allegories of the human experience.Juxtaposing human amongst animals, and found objects, Ballen forces a dialogue between their essences. Often isolated within a fabricated space, the figures and objects appear dysfunctional, documenting a lack of consciousness and purpose.The photographs have qualities of painting, performance, and sculptu
'The images are compelling, with the repeated symbolism playing out recurring themes that we are only partly allowed access toThese are not easy viewing pictures, they're uncomfortable and dark and I can't say why I like them, but I do. And I'm not alone.' (Elizabeth Roberts, B&W)