Join Jonathan Ball Publishers to celebrate four decades of work by one of the world’s most remarkable and critically acclaimed art photographers.

Roger Ballen is an American-born photographer who has lived and worked in South Africa since the 1970s. His previous award-winning books include Platteland (1994), Outland (2001), Shadow Chamber (2005), Boarding House (2009), Asylum of the Birds (2014) and The Theatre of Apparitions (2016). Ballen’s photographs are collected by some of the most important institutions in the world and he has won numerous prestigious awards in photography and filmmaking.

His new book, Ballenesque: Roger Ballen, takes readers on a visual, chronological journey through Ballen’s entire oeuvre, including both iconic images and previously unpublished photographs.

Event details

Date: Sunday 21 August 2022
Time: 12:00
Venue: Johannesburg Holocaust & Genocide Centre, 1 Duncombe Road, Forest Town, Johannesburg
RSVP: Daniella@jhbholocaust.co.za or phone 011 640 3100
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Categories Non-fiction South Africa

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