{"product_id":"9780500028926-roger-ballen-spectra","title":"Roger Ballen – Spirits and Spaces","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56306528059766,"sku":"9780500028926","price":41.67,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/stand_36187295_e9839519-fa3c-4506-95d5-bccc0b1eba16.jpg?v=1758748963","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9780500028926-roger-ballen-spectra","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}