Asylum of the Birds

Asylum of the BirdsCondition: BRAND NEW ISBN: 9780500294864 Year: 2019 Publisher: Thames and Hudson Ltd Description: 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

Condition: BRAND NEW
ISBN: 9780500294864
Year: 2019
Publisher: Thames and Hudson Ltd


Description:
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.