Castel Ivano : Roger Ballen & Joel-Peter Witkin : The Uncanny Lens / La Lente Inquietante, THE EYE OF PHOTOGRAPHY, L’oeil de la Photographie

The Uncanny Lens / La Lente Inquietante is an exhibition aimed at showcasing the photographic works of two renowned artistic figures, Joel-Peter Witkin and Roger Ballen. Both artists are known for their distinctive and unconventional approaches to black-and-white photography, the human condition, the human psyche and the grotesque. The proposed exhibition seeks to encourage an […]

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Roger Ballen Takes Us Into ‘The Void’, Feature Shoot

As part of Call of the Void, an exhibition at Museum Tinguely in Basel, Ballen presents photographs from two bodies of work, Asylum of the Birds and Roger’s Rats. The images include drawings, people, animals, and objects, arranged to create a single, cohesive whole.  Ballen’s work is exhibited next to Mengele—Dance of Death by Jean […]

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Photographers on Photographers: Suzanne T. White in Conversation with Roger Ballen, Lens/cratch, 1 August 2023

The concept of the ‘void’ has captivated me since my early 20’s.  It is an existentialist idea that ignites questions such as: What is my purpose? Where am I going? What am I doing? Does my work have meaning?  Absurdity is another crucial aspect of my work.  I’ve been involved in ‘Theater of the Absurd’ […]

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