Description
Book SynopsisA substantial retrospective on one of the world's most remarkable and critically acclaimed art photographers. Separated into four parts, Ballenesque takes readers on a visual, chronological journey through Roger Ballen's entire oeuvre, including both iconic images and previously unpublished photographs. Part I explores his formative artistic influences and his later rediscovery of boyhood through photography, culminating in his first published monograph, Boyhood, in 1979. Part II then charts the period between 1980 and 2000, during which time his deeper search for the elemental self found its way into the Dorps', or small towns, of South Africa and concluding with the release of his seminal monograph Outland. Part III covers the years 20002013, when Ballen achieved global recogition with Shadow Chamber and Boarding House and his work began to veer away from portraiture altogether. Finally, in Part IV, Ballen reflects upon his career in its entirety. With over 300 photograph
Trade Review'Essential reading' - Royal Photographic Society Journal
'A wonderful, career-long survey … wincingly moving' - The Independent
Table of ContentsIntroduction by Robert J. C. Young
1. Finding the Core: Early work; Boyhood
2. Digging Deeper: Dorps; Platteland; Outland
3. Refining and Expanding: Shadow Chamber; Boarding House; Asylum of the Birds
4. The Space of the Mind: Leica photographs; Theatre of Apparitions; Ah Rats
Notes and epilogue
