Asylum of the Birds

ISBN-13: 9780500294864 / Angielski / Miękka / 2019 / 160 str.

Roger Ballen

Opis

In a world in which many photographers seek to avoid definition, Roger Ballen's photographs define themselves in their defiance of classification and genre: his world stands out as one of a kind. The black-and-white images featured in Asylum of the Birds were created exclusively within the confines of a house in a Johannesburg suburb, the location of which remains a guarded secret. The inhabitants of the house, both human and animal - including, most notably, the ever-present birds - are the cast of Ballen's world, performers amidst the theatrical interiors that they create and he orchestrates. The resulting images exist in a space between painting, drawing, installation and photography. They are timeless, psychologically powerful and masterfully composed.

Recenzje

'Provocative, graphic, and unlike anything else you're likely to have seen' - British Journal of Photography

Spis treści

Introduction by Roger Ballen; Plates; List of Works; Biography

O autorze

Roger Ballen is one of the most important and distinctive art photographers working today. Hisprevious books with Thames & Hudson include Asylum of the Birds, The Theatre of Apparitions andBallenesque.