Roger Ballen: Boarding House

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Collection of new work by significant photographer based in South Africa.

Roger Ballen

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Price: USD$69.95

700 points

Specifications

Hardback
English
300 x 280 mm, 11 7/8 x 11 in
128 pp
65 black and white illustrations
ISBN-13: 9780714849522
ISBN-10: 0714849529

Overview

The follow-up to the critically acclaimed Outland and Shadow Chamber (Phaidon 2001, 2005) by photographer Roger Ballen (b.1950)
Boarding House captures an imaginary space of transient residence, of comings and goings, focusing on the evocative drawings and sculptural objects as well as the people and animals found there captures an imaginary space of transient residence, of comings and goings, focusing on the evocative drawings and sculptural objects as well as the people and animals found there
Compelling and thought-provoking, the 75 photographs (many of them previously unpublished) are like images from a waking dream, with layers of rich detail, flashes of dark humour and an altered sense of place
With an introductory essay by photography curator David Travis that addresses Ballen’s new body of work in an accessible style

About the author(s)

Roger Ballen (b. 1950) has lived and worked in Johannesburg, South Africa for almost 30 years. Born in New York, he worked as a geologist and mining consultant before starting his photographic career by documenting the small villages of rural South Africa and their isolated inhabitants. His images are both powerful social statements and disturbing psychological studies. Ballen’s book Outland, also published by Phaidon, was named Best Photographic book of the Year at PhotoEspaña 2001, Madrid, Spain.

David Travis was chair of the Department of Photography at the Art Institute of Chicago until July 2008, having worked at the institute for 36 years. He curated more than 150 photography exhibitions at the institute and also guest-curated exhibitions at other American museums, including the National Gallery of Art and the Metropolitan Museum of Art.