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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Roger Ballen , Robert A SobieszekPublisher: Phaidon Press Ltd Imprint: Phaidon Press Ltd Edition: New edition Dimensions: Width: 28.00cm , Height: 1.50cm , Length: 30.00cm Weight: 0.918kg ISBN: 9780714847924ISBN 10: 0714847925 Pages: 128 Publication Date: 21 April 2007 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Out of Stock Indefinitely Availability: Awaiting stock Table of Contents2,000-word introduction by a high-profile commentator on the subject, illustrated with 3 key photographs from Outland, including Ballen's most famous image, a portrait of twins in Western Transvaal; 68 new photographs presented over 112 pages (one or two photographs per spread); photographer's biography; list of worksReviews'The images are compelling, with the repeated symbolism playing out recurring themes that we are only partly allowed access to...These are not easy viewing pictures, they're uncomfortable and dark and I can't say why I like them, but I do. And I'm not alone.' (Elizabeth Roberts, B&W) Author InformationRobert A Sobieszek (1943-2005) was Curator of Photography at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. Before moving to Los Angeles in 1990, he served in various curatorial positions, including Director of Photographic Collections at the George Eastman House in Rochester, New York. He organized over 50 exhibitions and authored 10 books, including LACMA's Robert Smithson: Photo Works and The Camera I: Photographic Self-Portraits from the Audrey and Sydney Irmas Collection. Born in New York City in 1950, Roger Ballen has lived and worked in Johannesburg, South Africa for almost 30 years. The son of a picture editor at Magnum, he worked as a geologist and mining consultant before starting his own photographic career by documenting the small villages of rural South Africa and their isolated inhabitants. His images are both powerful social statements and disturbing psychological studies. Ballen's previous book Outland (2001), also published by Phaidon, is indisputably one of the most extraordinary photographic documents of the late twentieth century. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |