Roger Ballen - Animalism
| Author | Alessandro Dandini de Sylva; Marguerite Rossouw eds. |
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| Publisher | Quodlibet |
| ISBN | 9788822924339 |
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| Status | not yet published |
Using surreal compositions and dark absurdity, Roger Ballen’s ‘Animalism’ reveals the way in which animals are at once an external presence and an intrinsic part of the human psyche, unveiling the profound links between civilisation and untamed nature. His body of work, with an aesthetic combining photography with design and installation, reveals a surreal and often disturbing world peopled with freaky characters, enigmatic symbolisms, and claustrophobic settings. Published in conjunction with an exhibition of the Johannesburg-based artist’s work in Rome, this catalogue also includes a conversation between Ballen and curator Alessandro Dandini de Sylva.
| 148 p, ills bw, 24 x 29 cm, pb, Italian/English |
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