{"product_id":"roger-ballen-spirits-and-spaces","title":"Roger Ballen – Spirits and Spaces","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe first monograph to present Roger Ballen's work in colour: a visual revelation that remains grounded in the chaotic, absurd psychological space of the Ballenesque.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Having previously expressed no interest in colour photography, Roger Ballen was inspired to engage with the medium after receiving a Leica SL camera as a gift in 2016. Opening up to the potential of colour in his work, Ballen used light in creative ways, exploring new avenues of experimentation. \u003ci\u003eSpirits and Spaces\u003c\/i\u003e eloquently captures the absurd and bizarre world of Roger Ballen, where animals and Art Brut-like drawings dominate, and humanity is reduced to obscure figures or fragmented body parts.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The new colour images in \u003ci\u003eSpirits and Spaces\u003c\/i\u003e, created in conjunction with Ballen's artistic director, Marguerite Rossouw, were produced in a claustrophobic space, constructed of worn, wallpapered wooden panels and with minimalistic lighting. Here, in this dense, oppressive environment, Ballen creates what might be seen by many as a world that is unexplainable in words: one in which absurdity, chaos, comedy and tragedy apparently exist side by side.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Both a visual revelation and an artistic evolution by one of contemporary photography's most unique voices, \u003ci\u003eSpirits and Spaces\u003c\/i\u003e is an essential and much anticipated photobook for all Roger Ballen fans.","brand":"Thames and Hudson Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42663794409508,"sku":"9780500028926","price":90.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0725\/9734\/0196\/files\/9780500028926.jpg?v=1778269040","url":"https:\/\/thamesandhudson.com.au\/products\/roger-ballen-spirits-and-spaces","provider":"Thames \u0026 Hudson Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}