Resurrected is the title of a House that used to be deep inside the Finnish Forest. Photographer and artist Roger Ballen was invited to transform this House to portray his unique aesthetic.
Roger Ballen joins Gallery MOMO, Johannesburg, South Africa
We are proud to announce that Roger Ballen is the newest member of the Gallery MOMO family. Please visit: http://www.gallerymomo.com/ for more details.
Roger Ballen House: Serlachius Museum, Mantta Finland
Renowned photographer Roger Ballen was recently invited to transform a house from the forest in Mantta, Finland. The house was later reinstalled at the Serlachius Museum. See installation shots on Roger Ballen’s Facebook page.
Roger Ballen: Galerie Karsten Greve
Galerie Karsten Greve Cologne is pleased to present a comprehensive solo exhibition of works by the photographer Roger Ballen, who was born in New York in 1950, but has lived in South Africa for more than 30 years. The show focuses on his most recent series, entitled Asylum of the Birds. These photographs are taken […]
Roger Ballen: Outland
It has become fairly customary to talk about an artist’s work using criteria or facts that have little, if anything, to do with it. In general, the more well-known an artist is, the higher the likelihood there will be talk of his personality or public persona, of his artistic background, or of anything else that […]
Roger Ballen goes back to Outland #2
“I think this photograph brings up an important point. You know, one of the most important things about photography is capturing the moment. The moment is really unpredictable in any real way.”
Roger Ballen goes back to Outland #1
Through the late 1990s and into the early 2000s photographer Roger Ballen spent time documenting marginalized people on the fringes of South African society. While this was not a completely new direction for him, the years nevertheless saw a subtle but incredibly important change begin to occur in his photography.
Roger Ballen in conversation with William A. Ewing
Considered one of the most original image-makers of the twenty-first century, American-born photographer Roger Ballen has lived and worked in South Africa for four decades. His latest work, Asylum of the Birds, is set within the confines of a makeshift house on the outskirts of Johannesburg.
Roger Ballen – Vogue.it
A video interview with Roger Ballen: when photography is rooted in the human mind.
Los Angeles Review of Books
Is astonishment a path to personal truth? Roger Ballen constructs unique photographs that live in a liminal zone between the hauntingly beautiful and the deeply disturbing.