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Roger Ballen (b. New York 1950)

“Prison Windows”, 2004. Ed. 1/20. Gelatin silver print, signed, titled, dated and numbered on verso. Printed 2006. Framed. Image size 38×38 cm. Sheet size 42×40 cm.

The American photographer Roger Ballen is famous for his depiction of people on the edge of society, especially in South Africa where he has lived most of his life. Early on, he was inspired by the documentary style of the Magnum photographers, but through the years he has developed his own style in an attempt to get closer to his objects than a traditional documentary photographer, giving his work a more disturbed even surreal or absurd expressiveness.

Provenance: Gallery Christian Dam, Copenhagen.

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Auction

Modern art and design, 22 August 2017

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10,000–12,000 DKK

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