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May. 28, 2026
ROGER BALLEN (*1950)
Est: €7,000 - €8,000
ROGER BALLEN (*1950) | Broken bag', South Africa 2003 Image size: c. 36 x 36.5 cm English Vintage silver print on double-weight semi-matte toned paper c. 42 x 41 cm, in perfect condition. Signed, titled, edition number "16/20" and dates of exposure and printing in pencil on the reverse. With his deeply unsettling yet captivating images, which oscillate between documentary and fiction, Roger Ballen ranks among the most iconic and influential photographers of his generation. He grew up in New York, where his mother worked at Magnum, and studied psychology at Berkeley, having created his first photographic series in the late 1960s. He has lived in South Africa for many years, where he also worked as a geologist. His fascination with the grotesque and the abysmal is already evident in his early photographs, which foreshadow features of later series, such as the fragmentation of the subject or its isolation against white walls. The 2013 exhibition at WestLicht offered the first opportunity in Austria to gain an insight into works from all phases of his career. * Fully taxed Deutsch Vintage-Silbergelatineabzug auf kartonstarkem, halbmattem, getontem Papier c. 42 x 41 cm, in perfektem Zustand. Rückseitig mit Bleistift signiert, betitelt, datiert mit Aufnahme- und Printdatum, Editionsnummer "16/20". Mit seinen zwischen Dokumentation und Fiktion changierenden, zutiefst verstörenden und zugleich fesselnden Bildern zählt Roger Ballen zu den eigenwilligsten und einflussreichsten Fotografen seiner Generation. Er wuchs in New York auf, wo seine Mutter bei Magnum arbeitete und studierte Psychologie in Berkeley, seit er Ende der 1960er-Jahre erste Fotoserien schuf. Seit vielen Jahren lebt er in Südafrika, wo er auch als Geologe tätig war. Seine Faszination für das Groteske und Abgründige spiegelt sich bereits in seinen frühen Fotografien wider, die Merkmale späterer Serien vorwegnehmen, wie die Fragmentierung des Motivs oder dessen Isolation vor weißen Wänden. Die Ausstellung im WestLicht zeigte 2013 erstmals in Österreich Werke aus all seinen Schaffensphasen. * Vollbesteuert
OstLicht Auctions
May. 28, 2026
ROGER BALLEN (*1950)
Est: €10,000 - €12,000
ROGER BALLEN (*1950) | Dresie and Casie, twins', Western Transvaal, South Africa 1993 Image size: c. 36 x 36 cm English Gelatin silver print, printed 2000 on double-weight semi-matte toned paper 38.5 x 38.6 cm, in perfect condition. Signed, titled, edition number "21/35" and dates of exposure and printing in pencil on the reverse. With his deeply unsettling yet captivating images, which oscillate between documentary and fiction, Roger Ballen ranks among the most iconic and influential photographers of his generation. He grew up in New York, where his mother worked at Magnum, and studied psychology at Berkeley, having created his first photographic series in the late 1960s. He has lived in South Africa for many years, where he also worked as a geologist. His fascination with the grotesque and the abysmal is already evident in his early photographs, which foreshadow features of later series, such as the fragmentation of the subject or its isolation against white walls. The 2013 exhibition at WestLicht offered the first opportunity in Austria to gain an insight into works from all phases of his career. * Fully taxed Deutsch Silbergelatineabzug, geprintet 2000 auf kartonstarkem, halbmattem, getontem Papier 38,5 x 38,6 cm, in perfektem Zustand. Rückseitig mit Bleistift signiert, betitelt, datiert mit Aufnahme- und Printdatum, Editionsnummer "21/35". Mit seinen zwischen Dokumentation und Fiktion changierenden, zutiefst verstörenden und zugleich fesselnden Bildern zählt Roger Ballen zu den eigenwilligsten und einflussreichsten Fotografen seiner Generation. Er wuchs in New York auf, wo seine Mutter bei Magnum arbeitete und studierte Psychologie in Berkeley, seit er Ende der 1960er-Jahre erste Fotoserien schuf. Seit vielen Jahren lebt er in Südafrika, wo er auch als Geologe tätig war. Seine Faszination für das Groteske und Abgründige spiegelt sich bereits in seinen frühen Fotografien wider, die Merkmale späterer Serien vorwegnehmen, wie die Fragmentierung des Motivs oder dessen Isolation vor weißen Wänden. Die Ausstellung im WestLicht zeigte 2013 erstmals in Österreich Werke aus all seinen Schaffensphasen. * Vollbesteuert
OstLicht Auctions
May. 16, 2026
Ballen Roger - Guardian (2001)
Est: €1,000 - €1,500
Silver bromide selenium toned fibre based print - Ilford K24 paper - Ex. no. 8/20 - Label on the reverse Xavier Hufkens Gal., Brussels
De Vuyst
Apr. 27, 2026
BALLEN ROGER
Est: €800 - €1,000
ROGER BALLEN (1950-) John and roommates 1998 stampa in bianco e nero cm 41x41 (visibile cm 37x37) esemplare di 35 certificato di autenticità e provenienza di Guido Costa Projects Torino John and roommates 1998 b/w print 16 14x16 14 in (visible 14 56x14 56) edition of 35 certificate of authenticity by Guido Costa Projects Turin
Aste Boetto SRL
Mar. 11, 2026
Roger Ballen (n. 1950), “Skew Mask”, 2002
Est: €2,000 - €3,000
Roger Ballen (n. 1950) “Skew Mask”, 2002 Selenium-toned silver bromide print Ed. 12/20 40x40 cm
Veritas Art Auctioneers
Nov. 20, 2025
Signed by Roger Ballen
Est: $200 - $300
Heading: Author: Ballen, Roger Title: Outland Place Published: [New York] Publisher:Phaidon Date Published: [2015] Description: 156 pp. Preface by Peter Weiermair. Essay by Elisabeth Sussman. Illustrated from b&w photographs by Roger Ballen. Black boards, publisher‘s dust jacket. Second edition, revised and expanded. Signed at the title by the photographer.
PBA Galleries Auctions & Appraisers
Nov. 20, 2025
Five Volumes by Roger Ballen
Est: $200 - $300
Heading: Author: Ballen, Roger Title: Five volumes by Roger Ballen, one a limited edition Place Published: Various places Publisher:Various publishers Date Published: 2010-2017 Description: Five volumes. Includes: Animal Abstraction. Amsterdam: Reflex Amsterdam, 2011. Stamped cloth with pictorial dust-jacket. Boarding House. London: Phaidon Press, 2010. Blind-stamped paper with pictorial dust-jacket. Photographs 1969-2009. Bielefeld: Kerber, 2010. Pictorial boards. The House Project (with Didi Bozzini). Unknown: oodee, 2015. Black-stamped cloth with pictorial pastedown. First Edition. Edition of 1000 copies. Hand Numbered First 250 Copies - 165/250 Ballenesque - Roger Ballen: A Retrospective. New York: Thames & Hudson, 2017. Blind-stamped cloth with pictorial dust-jacket.
PBA Galleries Auctions & Appraisers
Nov. 20, 2025
Die Antwoord photos by Roger Ballen
Est: $200 - $300
Heading: Author: Ballen, Roger Title: Die Antwoord: I Fink You Freeky Place Published: Munich Publisher:Prestel Verlag Date Published: [2013] Description: Illustrated throughout from the b&w photographs of Roger Ballen. (4to) glossy pictorial boards. First Edition. Ballen‘s evocative photographs featuring Die Antwoord, the South African hip hop duo formed in Cape Town in 2008.
PBA Galleries Auctions & Appraisers
Nov. 19, 2025
Dresie and Casie, Twins, Western Transvaal
Est: €7,000 - €10,000
Elixir of Life: Photographs from The Olbricht Collection Roger Ballen b. 1950 Dresie and Casie, Twins, Western Transvaal gelatin silver print, signed, titled, dated and editioned '14/35' in pencil on the reverse, framed image: 14¼ by 14¼ in. (36.2 by 36.2 cm.) frame: 29 by 25⅝ in. (73.5 by 65 cm.) Executed in 1993, printed in 2000.
Sotheby's
Nov. 18, 2025
Roger Ballen (b. 1950), "Ape Skull", 2002
Est: €2,000 - €3,000
Roger Ballen (b. 1950) "Ape Skull", 2002 Selenium toned gelatin silver print Ed. 1/6 64x64 cm
Veritas Art Auctioneers
Sep. 11, 2025
4 Roger Ballen photo books, 1 of which signed
Est: $200 - $300
Heading: Author: Ballen, Roger Title: Four Roger Ballen photography monographs Place Published: Publisher: Date Published: 2009-2015 Description: 4 volumes. Each in publisher's boards and dust jackets. Outland is signed by Roger Ballen on the title page.
PBA Galleries Auctions & Appraisers
Sep. 11, 2025
Five Volumes by Roger Ballen
Est: $300 - $500
Heading: Author: Ballen, Roger Title: Five volumes by Roger Ballen, one a limited edition Place Published: Various places Publisher:Various publishers Date Published: 2010-2017 Description: Five volumes. Includes: Animal Abstraction. Amsterdam: Reflex Amsterdam, 2011. Stamped cloth with pictorial dust-jacket. Boarding House. London: Phaidon Press, 2010. Blind-stamped paper with pictorial dust-jacket. Photographs 1969-2009. Bielefeld: Kerber, 2010. Pictorial boards. The House Project (with Didi Bozzini). Unknown: oodee, 2015. Black-stamped cloth with pictorial pastedown. First Edition. Edition of 1000 copies. Hand Numbered First 250 Copies - 165/250 Ballenesque - Roger Ballen: A Retrospective. New York: Thames & Hudson, 2017. Blind-stamped cloth with pictorial dust-jacket.
PBA Galleries Auctions & Appraisers
Jul. 31, 2025
Roger Ballen, Untitled
Est: $800 - $1,200
Roger Ballen Untitled 2005 silver bromide selenium toned fiber based print image: 7.75 h x 17.75 w in (20 x 45 cm) sheet: 20.375 h x 19.625 w in (52 x 50 cm) Signed, titled, dated and numbered to verso 'edition 2/10 title untitled, 2005 Roger Ballen'. This work is number 2 from the edition of 10. Provenance: The Artist | Xavier Hufkens, Brussels | Private Collection This work will ship from Lambertville, New Jersey.
Los Angeles Modern Auctions
Jul. 31, 2025
Roger Ballen, Security Guard and Puppy on Staircase
Est: $1,000 - $1,500
Roger Ballen Security Guard and Puppy on Staircase 1997 / printed 2000 selenium-toned gelatin silver print image: 14.25 h x 14.25 w in (36 x 36 cm) sheet: 15.75 h x 15.75 w in (40 x 40 cm) Signed, titled, dated, numbered and inscribed to verso 'edition 15/35 printed 1999, Ilford multigrade, selenium toned / Roger Ballen / titled security guard and puppy on staircase, 1997 / printed 2000, Ilford multigrade, selenium toned'. This work is number 15 from the edition of 35. Provenance: Etherton Gallery, Tucson | Private Collection This work will ship from Los Angeles, California.
Los Angeles Modern Auctions
Jul. 31, 2025
Roger Ballen, Lunchtime
Est: $1,000 - $1,500
Roger Ballen Lunchtime 2001 silver bromide selenium toned fiber print image: 14.25 h x 14.25 w in (36 x 36 cm) sheet: 16.375 h x 15.875 w in (42 x 40 cm) Signed, titled, dated and numbered to verso 'edition 18/20 title Lunchtime, 2001 Roger Ballen'. This work is number 18 from the edition of 20. Provenance: The Artist | Xavier Hufkens, Brussels | Private Collection This work will ship from Lambertville, New Jersey.
Los Angeles Modern Auctions
Jun. 30, 2025
Roger Ballen (b. 1950), "Crazy House"
Est: €2,000 - €3,000
Roger Ballen (b. 1950) "Crazy House" Selenium toned gelatin silver print Ed. 2/20 36x36 cm
Veritas Art Auctioneers
May. 30, 2025
Roger Ballen, Wife of Abattoir Worker holding three Puppies, Orange Free State/South Africa, 1994
Est: €1,500 - €2,000
Signed, dated, titled and editioned in pencil as well as initialed 'BS' by the printer and with work details in pencil on the verso. Print 18 from an edition of 35.
Lempertz
May. 01, 2025
Roger Ballen, Untitled
Est: $800 - $1,200
Roger Ballen Untitled 2006 silver bromide selenium toned fiber based print image: 17.75 h x 17.75 w in (45 x 45 cm) sheet: 20.625 h x 19.875 w in (52 x 50 cm) Signed, titled, dated and numbered to verso 'edition 4/10 title Untitled, 2006 Roger Ballen'. This work is number 4 from the edition of 10. Provenance: Xavier Hufkens, Brussels | Private Collection | Acquired from the previous by the present owner This work will ship from Lambertville, New Jersey.
Rago Arts and Auction Center
May. 01, 2025
Roger Ballen, Crazed
Est: $800 - $1,200
Roger Ballen Crazed 2007 silver bromide selenium toned fiber based print image: 17.75 h x 17.75 w in (45 x 45 cm) sheet: 20.375 h x 19.875 w in (52 x 50 cm) Signed, titled, dated and numbered to verso 'edition 2/10 title Crazed, 2007 Roger Ballen'. This work is number 2 from the edition of 10. Provenance: Xavier Hufkens, Brussels | Private Collection | Acquired from the previous by the present owner This work will ship from Lambertville, New Jersey.
Rago Arts and Auction Center
Apr. 10, 2025
Roger Ballen (1950) - Guardian, 2001
Est: €1,500 - €2,500
Vintage gelatin silver print cm 41,7 x 41,5 (cm 36 x 36 picture) | 16.4 x 16.3 in. (14 x 14 in. picture) Edition 15 of 20 Numbered, titled, dated and signed in pencil on the verso Framed
Finarte
Mar. 31, 2025
Roger Ballen (n. 1950), "Rejection", 2003
Est: €2,000 - €3,000
Roger Ballen (n. 1950) "Rejection", 2003 Selenium toned gelatin silver print Ed. 8/20 36x36 cm
Veritas Art Auctioneers
Mar. 31, 2025
Roger Ballen (n. 1950), "Judgement Day"
Est: €2,000 - €3,000
Roger Ballen (n. 1950) "Judgement Day" Gelatin silver print on Ilford K24 paper Ed. 3/20 40x40 cm
Veritas Art Auctioneers
Dec. 05, 2024
Roger BALLEN
Est: €1,000 - €1,500
Roger BALLEN Snarling Dog - 2007 Tirage à bromure d'argent et au sélénium sur papier Ilford Edtion 4/10, d'une série de 10 ex. Image (à vue) : 44 x 44 cm Tirage : 50 x 50 cm Silver bromide selenium toned fibre base print on Ilford 24k paper; edition 4/10, from a 10 ex. series Image: 17.32 x 17.32 in. Print: 19.69 x 19.69 in. Provenance : Galerie Xavier Hufkens, Bruxelles Acquis directement auprès de cette dernière par l'actuel propriétaire « La meilleure façon de décrire ce qui est étrange dans mon travail, c’est le mot énigme. Bref, je n’ai pas d’explication lucide pour cette partie de mon travail. Bien des éléments de mes photos sont audelà de mon esprit conscient ; il me faudra peut-être des années pour arriver à une conclusion. Ce sont ces images-là qui m’inspirent le plus : celles que je ne comprends pas. » "The best way to describe what is strange in my work is the word 'enigma.' In short, I don’t have a clear explanation for this part of my work. Many elements in my photos are beyond my conscious mind; it may take me years to reach a conclusion. These are the images that inspire me the most: the ones I don’t understand." Roger Ballen Roger BALLEN « La meilleure façon de décrire ce qui est étrange dans mon travail, c’est le mot énigme. Bref, je n’ai pas d’explication lucide pour cette partie de mon travail. Bien des éléments de mes photos sont audelà de mon esprit conscient ; il me faudra peut-être des années pour arriver à une conclusion. Ce sont ces images-là qui m’inspirent le plus : celles que je ne comprends pas. » "The best way to describe what is strange in my work is the word 'enigma.' In short, I don’t have a clear explanation for this part of my work. Many elements in my photos are beyond my conscious mind; it may take me years to reach a conclusion. These are the images that inspire me the most: the ones I don’t understand." Roger Ballen
Artcurial
Nov. 14, 2024
Roger Ballen (n. 1950) "Hanging Pig", 2001
Est: €2,000 - €3,000
Roger Ballen (n. 1950) "Hanging Pig", 2001 Selenium toned gelatin silver print Ed. 4/6 64x64 cm With label from Xavier Hufkens Gallery on the reverse.
Veritas Art Auctioneers
Nov. 13, 2024
Dresie and Casie, Twins, Western Transvaal, South Africa
Est: €7,000 - €10,000
Roger Ballen b. 1950 Dresie and Casie, Twins, Western Transvaal, South Africa signed, titled, dated 1993 (on the reverse) gelatin silver print 35.9 by 36.2 cm. 14⅛ by 14¼ in. Executed in 1993 and printed in 1996, this work is one of 5 signed prints outside of the edition of 35.
Sotheby's
Sep. 18, 2024
Roger Ballen; South African 1950-; Scurrying Mouse
Est: R25,000 - R35,000
Roger Ballen South African 1950- Scurrying Mouse signed, dated 2001, numbered 3/20 and inscribed with the title on the reverse silver gelatin print image size: 35,5 by 36cm; 60 by 58 by 4,5cm including frame
Strauss & Co
Sep. 18, 2024
Roger Ballen; South African 1950-; Harnessed Dove
Est: R25,000 - R35,000
Roger Ballen South African 1950- Harnessed Dove signed, dated 2000, numbered 5/35 and inscribed with the title on the reverse silver gelatin print image size: 36 by 36cm; 60 by 58 by 4cm including frame
Strauss & Co
May. 16, 2024
ROGER BALLEN (1950- ) Eugene on the phone.
Est: $2,000 - $3,000
ROGER BALLEN (1950- ) Eugene on the phone. Silver print, the image measuring 14¼ inches (36.2 cm.) square, the sheet slightly larger, with Ballen's signature, date, edition notation 5/35, and additional printing notations in pencil, on verso. 2000
Swann Auction Galleries
Nov. 30, 2023
Roger Ballen (b.1950)
Est: £1,000 - £2,000
Roger Ballen (b.1950) Roger Ballen (b.1950) SERGEANT F DE BRUIN, DEPARTMENT OF PRISONS EMPLOYEE, ORANGE FREE STATE, 1992. Silver gelatin print, printed 2001, image size 360 x 360mm, sheet size 400 x 400mm, signed, titled, dated, annotated and numbered 21/35 by the photographer in pencil on verso. Framed, frame size 510 x 495mm, with SHINE Gallery label on frame verso.
Chiswick Auctions
Oct. 19, 2023
Roger Ballen (born 1950) Boy under lamp, 2001
Est: $1,500 - $2,000
Roger Ballen (born 1950) Boy under lamp, 2001 Gelatin silver print, printed c. 2001, signed, titled, dated and numbered '5/20' in pencil on the verso. image: 14 1/8 x x 14 1/4in. (35.8 x 36.2cm.); sheet 16 1/4 x 16in. (41.2 x 40.7cm.) You can't just set things up and photograph them and expect the picture to "zap." It is very important that the mind feels that there is a moment of truth or a moment of authenticity... if the artist's hand is seen as too strong, the pictures seem either dead or contrived. ROGER BALLEN
Hindman
Oct. 11, 2023
Roger Ballen (1950) - Inmate, 2003
Est: €2,000 - €3,000
Vintage gelatin silver print cm 42 x 40,8 (cm 36,4 x 36,8 picture) | 16.5 x 16 in. (14.3 x 14.5 in. picture) Edition 9 of 20 Numbered, titled, dated and signed in pencil on the verso LITERATURE R. Sobieszec (edited by), R. Ballen, Shadow chambre, Phaidon, New York, 2005, p .47
Finarte
Oct. 05, 2023
ROGER BALLEN (1950- ) Eugene on the phone.
Est: $2,000 - $3,000
ROGER BALLEN (1950- ) Eugene on the phone. Silver print, the image measuring 14 1/4 inches (36.2 cm.) square, the sheet slightly larger, with Ballen's signature, date, edition notation 5/35, and additional printing notations in pencil, on verso. 2000
Swann Auction Galleries
Jun. 06, 2023
Roger Ballen, Brian with Pet Pig, 1998
Est: €3,000 - €4,000
Signed, dated, titled and editioned in pencil as well as annotated in an unknown hand in pencil on the verso. Print 2 from an edition of 6.
Kunsthaus Lempertz KG
Jun. 06, 2023
Roger Ballen: Sergeant F. de Bruin, Department of Prisons Employee, Orange Free State
Est: €6,000 - €8,000
BALLEN, ROGER 1950 New York Title: Sergeant F. de Bruin, Department of Prisons Employee, Orange Free State. Date: 1992/2008. Technique: Gelatin silver print on Ilford Multigrade paper. Depiction Size: 36,5 x 36,5cm. Sheet Size: 42 x 40,5cm. Notation: Signed, dated, numbered and titled. Number: 18/35. Frame: Framed. Provenance: - Private collection North Rhine-Westphalia. Explanations to the Catalogue
Van Ham Kunstauktionen
May. 31, 2023
Roger Ballen (b.1950)
Est: £2,000 - £3,000
Roger Ballen (b.1950) Roger Ballen (b.1950) SERGEANT F DE BRUIN, DEPARTMENT OF PRISONS EMPLOYEE, ORANGE FREE STATE, 1992. Silver gelatin print, printed 2001, image size 360 x 360mm, sheet size 400 x 400mm, signed, titled, dated, annotated and numbered 21/35 by the photographer in pencil on verso. Framed, frame size 510 x 495mm, with SHINE Gallery label on frame verso.
Chiswick Auctions
Mar. 16, 2023
Roger Ballen (1950) - Collision, 2005
Est: €4,000 - €5,000
Gelatin silver print cm 52 x 50,4 (cm 45 x 45 picture) | 20.2 x 19.8 in. (17.8 x 17.8 in. picture) Edition 6 of 10 Numbered, titled, dated and signed in pencil on the verso
Finarte
Mar. 04, 2023
Ballen Roger - Skew mask (2002)
Est: €2,000 - €3,000
Silver bromide selenium toned fibre based print - Ilford K24 - Sig. on the reverse 2002 with title - Ex. nr. 8/20 - Label on the reverse Xavier Hufkens Gal., Brussels
De Vuyst
Nov. 10, 2022
ROGER BALLEN (B. 1980) Judgement Day gelatin silver print image: 14 1/8 x 1
Est: £2,000 - £3,000
ROGER BALLEN (B. 1980) Judgement Day gelatin silver print image: 14 1/8 x 14 1/4in. (35.9 x 36.1cm.) sheet: 16 3/8 x 16in. (41.7 x 40.5cm.)
Christie's
Oct. 22, 2022
Ballen Roger - Broken bag (2003)
Est: €2,000 - €3,000
Silver bromide selenium toned fibre based print - On Ilford K24 paper - Ex. nr. 15/20 - Label on the reverse Xavier Hufkens Gal., Brussels
De Vuyst
Aug. 18, 2022
ROGER BALLEN (1950 - ) - Birdwoman 2003 (Shadow Chamber Series) silver gelatin, ed. 1/6 80 x 80 cm (frame: 85 x 85 x 4 cm)
Est: $2,500 - $3,500
ROGER BALLEN (1950 - ) Birdwoman 2003 (Shadow Chamber Series) silver gelatin, ed. 1/6 80 x 80 cm (frame: 85 x 85 x 4 cm) Stills Gallery label verso
Lawsons
Jun. 28, 2022
Roger Ballen; Dorps: Small towns of South Africa
Est: R600 - R800
(1986) Johannesburg: Clifton Publications, black and white illustrations, hardcover, slipcase
Strauss & Co
Jun. 23, 2022
Roger Ballen (1950) - Hideaway, 2003
Est: €800 - €1,200
Vintage gelatin silver print Edition 11 of 20 Numbered, titled, dated and signed in pencil on the verso This lot is subject to Artists Resale Rights
Finarte
Apr. 26, 2022
Roger Ballen (b.1950) Room of the Ninja Turtles selenium toned gelatin sil
Est: €3,000 - €5,000
Roger Ballen (b.1950) Room of the Ninja Turtles selenium toned gelatin silver print image: 64.5 x 64.5cm. sheet: 79.5 x 79.5cm.
Christie's
Dec. 15, 2021
ROGER BALLEN (New York ,1950). "Puppy between feet".1999. Gelatin silver on paper, copy 16/35.
Est: €12,000 - €15,000
ROGER BALLEN (New York ,1950). "Puppy between feet".1999. Gelatin silver on paper, copy 16/35. Signed, dated and titled on the back. Measurements: 35,5 x 35,5 cm; 59,5 x 59,5 cm (frame). American artist living in Johannesburg, South Africa, and working in the surrounding area since the 1970s. His work, spanning five decades, began with the field of documentary photography, but evolved into the creation of distinctive fictionalized realms that also integrate the mediums of film, installation, theater, sculpture, painting and drawing. Outcast people, animals, found objects, cables, and children's drawings inhabit the unlocatable worlds presented in Ballen's artworks. He describes his works as existential psychodramas that touch the subconscious mind and evoke the depths of the human condition. His aim is to break through repressed thoughts and feelings by engaging him in themes of chaos and order, madness or rebellious states of being, the human relationship with the animal world, life and death, universal archetypes of the psyche and experiences of otherness. After completing "Asylum of the Birds" in 2013, Roger Ballen began his latest series of images based on black and white negatives in which the Rats dominated each image. The unpublished project, which was completed in 2017 once again integrated drawing, painting, sculpture through the camera and the artist's eye. The results reveal a world immersed in chaos, absurdity and dreamlike reality. In 2020, he will complete a photographic and video project of a person dressed as a cartoon rat in which this character is involved in activities that could be considered politically and socially absurd. In 2015, Ballen created a conceptual installation artwork at the Serlachius Museum of Finland in Mantta. He transformed a dilapidated house in the Finnish forest into a complete sculptural entity that was installed in the museum's new pavilion.The work coincided with a new publication, The House Project (2015) with his longtime collaborator, writer Didi Bozzini. It moved away from a historical exposition of Ballen's work in favor of a psychological one, evoking possible literary and philosophical references in his work. Ballen has subsequently realized installations around the world, for example at the Istanbul Museum of Art (2016), Galleria Massimo Minini 2016, Brescia, Italy; 2017, Les Rencontres Arles (2017), Zeitz Mocaa, Cape Town (2017), City Passage, No Exit Revisited (2018) Wiesbaden; Museo de Fotografia, 2018, Fortaleza, Brazil. Ballen's collaboration with Comme des Garçons presented at Paris Fashion Week saw his work in the brand's Homme Plus A/W 2015 range, where his images were shot on the back of white coats for their Fall 2015 collection. In No Joke (2013), Ballen and Rossouw collaborated with Asger Carlson to create photosculpted figures, swapped self-portraits, substituted and reassigned body parts, strangely busy architecture, hand-drawn masks and cut-out and collaged graffiti, as well as spiders, foxes, angels, demons and dolls in an imaginary dreamlike setting in which an elusive narrative unfolds. In 2018, Ballen released his first series of color photographs after Leica gave him a color camera with which to experiment. In September 2019, Ballen opened his largest exhibition to date at the HalleSaint Pierre in Paris, entitled The World According to Roger Ballen, in which he exhibited numerous installations, drawings, videos, and photographs
Setdart Auction House
Nov. 17, 2021
BALLEN, ROGER (b. 1950) Ambivalence, 2003, printed 2004. Selenium-toned silver bromide print, 14 1/4 x 14 1/4 inches (340 x 340 mm),
Est: $1,000 - $1,500
BALLEN, ROGER (b. 1950) Ambivalence, 2003, printed 2004. Selenium-toned silver bromide print, 14 1/4 x 14 1/4 inches (340 x 340 mm), verso signed, titled, dated and numbered 1 from the edition of 20 in graphite, with printing annotations in another hand, noting that this was printed January 28, 2004. No defects noted in raking light. Framed. With The Aperture Foundation. C Estate of Herbert Kasper
DOYLE Auctioneers & Appraisers
Nov. 09, 2021
ROGER BALLEN (NÉ EN 1950) Dream Drawing, 2006 signé, titré, daté, numéroté
Est: €2,000 - €3,000
ROGER BALLEN (NÉ EN 1950) Dream Drawing, 2006 signé, titré, daté, numéroté '4/10' et annoté au crayon (verso) image : 45.3 x 45.5 cm. (17 7/8 x 17 7/8 in.) feuille : 51.8 x 50.5 cm. (20 3/8 x 19 7/8 in.)
Christie's
Nov. 09, 2021
ROGER BALLEN (NÉ EN 1950) Effigy, 2007 signé, titré, daté, numéroté '3/10'
Est: €2,000 - €3,000
ROGER BALLEN (NÉ EN 1950) Effigy, 2007 signé, titré, daté, numéroté '3/10' et annoté au crayon (verso) image : 45.2 x 45.2 cm. (17 ¾ x 17 ¾ in.) feuille : 52 x 50.5 cm. (20 ½ x 19 7/8 in.)
Christie's
Oct. 21, 2021
ROGER BALLEN (1950- ) Skew Mask.
Est: $2,000 - $3,000
ROGER BALLEN (1950- ) Skew Mask. Silver print, the image measuring 14 1/4 (36.2 cm.) square, the sheet 17 1/2x16 inches (44.5x40.6 cm.), with Ballen's signature, title, dates, and edition notation 20/20, in pencil, on verso. 2002; printed 2013
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