Roger Ballen

Roger Ballen Spirits and Spaces: The First Color Monograph and a Descent into the Ballenesque Mind

Jan 20, 2026

Roger Ballen’s Spirits and Spaces marks his first major exploration of colour after five decades in black and white, expanding the Ballenesque universe into a haunting psychological landscape where space, instinct, and the unconscious collide.

Flash

Exhibition; End of the game by Roger Ballen

Apr 21, 2023

The inaugural exhibition of Roger Ballen's Inside Out Centre for the Arts, titled "End of the game," addresses the devastation of wildlife in Africa. It confronts the viewer with profound and universal questions about human interaction with the natural world.

Interview

Interview with Roger Ballen, One of the most influential photographic artists of the 21st century

Oct 21, 2021

Roger Ballen was born in New York in 1950 but for over 30 years he has lived and worked in South Africa. His work as a geologist took him out into the countryside and led him to take up his camera and explore the hidden world of small South African towns.

Feature

Under the sign of the rat; Roger the Rat by Roger Ballen

May 21, 2021

Surreal, refined, disturbing: Roger Ballen has made a name for himself with his special eye for what is usually considered minor or outside, yet is nevertheless profound and touching.

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Roger Ballen Spirits and Spaces: The First Color Monograph and a Descent into the Ballenesque Mind

Exhibition; End of the game by Roger Ballen

Interview with Roger Ballen, One of the most influential photographic artists of the 21st century

Under the sign of the rat; Roger the Rat by Roger Ballen