Roger Ballen (b. New York 1950)
“Side View of Hotel, Middleburg”, 1983. Signed Roger Ballen. Ed. 10/15. Gelatin silver print, signed, titled, dated and numbered on verso. Printed 2006. Framed. Image size 38×38 cm.
The American photographer Roger Ballen is famous for his depiction of people on the edge of society, especially in South Africa where he has lived most of his life. Early on, he was inspired by the documentary style of the Magnum photographers, but through the years he has developed his own style in an attempt to get closer to his objects than a traditional documentary photographer, giving his work a more disturbed even surreal or absurd expressiveness.
Literature: Roger Ballen: “Dorps. Small Towns of South Africa”. 1986. Cover photograph; Lionel Murcott: “Roger Ballen: Cette Afrique-là”. 1997.
Provenance: Gallery Christian Dam, Copenhagen.
Original condition. Examined in frame.
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Modern art and design, 22 August 2017
Not sold