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Uncontaminated Oslo Fashion Art Festival

By Uncontaminated Oslo Fashion Art Festival on September 21, 2017 in Interviews

This interview was originally published on uncontaminatedoslo.com "My photographs are psychological in nature and the goal is to penetrate the viewers conscious mind and lodge itself in the subconscious." QA: U: What are the main reasons you are joining us for the festival this year? RB: I am always delighted to show my work in different new [...]

Roger Ballen’s ‘St. Moritz’ at Galerie Karsten Greve

By BLOUIN ARTINFO on September 19, 2017 in Articles

This article was originally published on BLOUIN ARTINFO Galerie Karsten Greve presents Roger Ballen’s "St. Moritz" at their gallery venue in St. Moritz. The exhibition showcases a series of Roger Ballen’s meticulously created works, arranged intricately and staged upon to be photographed. The self-taught artist, a Ph.D. in geology, knows his materials well. It’s like soil [...]

Dark Photographs Of What It’s Like To Live On The Edge Of Madness

By María Isabel Carrasco Cara Chards on September 18, 2017 in Interviews

This article was originally published on culturacolectiva.com You better say farewell to the person you are right now, because by the end of this photographic journey, you will never be the same again. This is a journey into the depths of the mind, to a place where the limits between reality and fantasy blur. This [...]

House of the Ballenesque

By Roger Ballen on July 11, 2017 in Videos

Roger Ballen revisits Arles in France after an absence of 15 years and transforms an abandoned house that he visited in 2012. Join Roger on his rediscovery and allow your mind to be transformed. The House of the Ballenesque is featured in Arles at Les Recontres de la Photographie until 24 September 2017.

Tommy Can’t Sleep

By Roger Ballen on June 27, 2017 in Videos

This article originally appeared on Noisey US. Die Antwoord's new short film, Tommy Can't Sleep, opens with a shadow-eyed kid called Tommy lying in a bed beneath an AK-47, the words "PENIS FUCK" scrawled onto the headboard, rat noises in the background. The first word that leaves Tommy's mouth is "FUCK." He doesn't like the [...]

Within the ballenesque

By Colin Rhodes on June 23, 2017 in Articles

Roger Ballen’s strange, psychological scene-scapes, with their immersive black-and-white aesthetic, are a powerful force in contemporary photography. Ballen’s work is always compulsive viewing, says Colin Rhodes.

You May Be A Photographer, But Are You An Artist?

By Roger Ballen on June 7, 2017 in Videos

Think before you shoot... 7 thoughts from world-renowned artist Roger Ballen which will serve as useful tips and tricks for your photography.

The Protean and Unsettling Universe of Roger Ballen

By Jennifer Gori on May 29, 2017 in Articles

This article originally appeared on beautifulbizarre.net If one thing is certain, it is that the art of Beautiful Bizarre Magazine issue 007’s featured photographer Roger Ballen will get you out of your comfort zone. In the work of this South African photographer, the ratio of beautiful and bizarre is indeed unstable. Few artworks in contemporary art can [...]

Interview with Roger Ballen by Ken Weingart

By Ken Weingart on April 27, 2017 in Interviews

Roger Ballen is well known fine art photographer who has been creating exciting imagery for over 50 years. He has been widely exhibited in museums and galleries all over the world. His innovative work has created a new adjective in the Art world: “ Ballenesque”. In this interview, I had the opportunity to get inside […]

Roger Ballen and Hans Lemmen present Unleashed

By Roger Ballen on February 27, 2017 in Articles

The exhibition at the Musée de la Chasse et de la Nature offers an opportunity to follow the creative process of two artists, Roger Ballen and Hans Lemmen.

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