Roger Ballen: Spirits and Spaces. (Images: Thames and Hudson) Roger Ballen’s latest publication, Spirits and Spaces, is a photobook presenting universes that are both intimate and unsettling. This volume continues his lifelong commitment to probing the edges of visual and psychological experience. Here is a selection of photos from Roger Ballen: Spirits and Spaces.
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/file/attachments/orphans/Perplexed2019_RogerBallen_301620.jpg "Perplexed, 2019. (Photo: Roger Ballen)")
/file/attachments/orphans/Premonition2021_RogerBallen_701208.jpg "Premonition, 2021. (Photo: Roger Ballen)")
/file/attachments/orphans/Syncronized2017_RogerBallen_939748.jpg "Syncronized, 2017. (Photo: Roger Ballen)")
/file/attachments/orphans/Combustion2024_RogerBallen_628138.jpg "Combustion, 2024. (Photo: Roger Ballen)")
/file/attachments/orphans/Evacuate2019_RogerBallen_868560.jpg "Evacuate, 2019. (Photo: Roger Ballen)")
/file/attachments/orphans/Enfold2021_RogerBallen_353957.jpg "Enfold, 2021. (Photo: Roger Ballen)")
/file/attachments/orphans/Despondent2020_RogerBallen_880929.jpg "Despondent, 2020. (Photo: Roger Ballen)")
/file/attachments/orphans/CuriousCat2023_RogerBallen_924030.jpg "Curious Cat, 2023. (Photo: Roger Ballen)")
/file/attachments/orphans/FirstLove2018_RogerBallen_169066.jpg "First Love, 2018. (Photo: Roger Ballen)")
/file/attachments/orphans/Follower2018_RogerBallen_330642.jpg "Follower, 2018. (Photo: Roger Ballen)")
/file/attachments/orphans/Intruder2020_RogerBallen_697358.jpg "Intruder, 2020. (Photo: Roger Ballen)")
/file/attachments/orphans/LeopardLady2019_RogerBallen_207931.jpg "Leopard Lady, 2019. (Photo: Roger Ballen)")
/file/attachments/orphans/Omnipresent2022_RogerBallen_968828.jpg "Omnipresent, 2022. (Photo: Roger Ballen)")
Roger Ballen: Spirits and Spaces is published by Thames and Hudson. It is available at a retail price of R1,375 from Daily Maverick shop.
Don’t miss the film premiere of Spirits and Spaces, including a conversation with director Gabriella Blumberg and Roger Ballen hosted by Marianne Thamm on online 12 May from 12pm to 1pm.
