ROGER BALLEN

ENGLISH TEXT- NEW IN PAPERBACKIntroduction by Robert A Sobieszek Roger Ballen (b.1950) is best known for his award-winning photographs of people on the fringes of South African society as depicted in Outland, also published by Phaidon Shadow Chamber debuts his most recent body of work Ballens striking, ambiguous and often disturbing images blur the boundaries between documentary photography and other art forms Collaborating with his subjects, Ballen has secured his position as a highly collected artist, creating an extraordinary world that is part dream, part nightmare Robert A Sobieszek (19432005) was Curator of Photography at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. He organized over 50 exhibitions and authored 10 books, including Robert Smithson: Photo Works and The Camera I: Photographic Self-Portraits from the Audrey and Sydney Irmas Collection. Roger Ballen (b. 1950) has lived and worked in Johannesburg, South Africa for almost 30 years. Born in New York, he worked as a geologist and mining consultant before starting his photographic career by documenting the small villages of rural South Africa and their isolated inhabitants. His images are both powerful social statements and disturbing psychological studies. Ballens previous book Outland, also published by Phaidon, was named Best Photographic book of the Year at PhotoEspaña 2001, Madrid, Spain.

"El trascendental trabajo del fotógrafo y artista sudafricano Roger Ballen, relanzado en una versión extendida que incluye más de 30 fotografías jamás vistas. La culminación de más de 20 años de trabajo, Outland marco un punto de inflexion en la carrera de Ballen, de la fotografia documental a la creacion de obras de arte. Sus increibles retratos psicologicos han influenciado a toda una generacion de artistas Esta nueva edicion incluye un nuevo ensayo a cargo de Elisabeth Sussman, comisaria del Museo Whitney en NY"

"Secuela de Outland y Shadow Chamber (Phaidon 2001 y 2005), las dos obras del fotógrafo Roger Ballen (1950) celebradas por la crítica Boarding House captura un espacio imaginario de residencia transitoria y de idas y venidas, y se centra en los dibujos y"