Roger Ballen

Roger Ballen is a South African artist and photographer born in New York in 1950. He is known for his black and white photographs that explore themes such as marginalization, madness, and death. He moved to South Africa in the 1970s and began photographing the margins of South African society, including marginalized people and abandoned places. Ballen has published several photography books and exhibited his work in major galleries and museums around the world. He has also directed music videos and collaborated with artists from different disciplines. In his work, Ballen uses photography as a medium to explore the human psyche and the darkest corners of society, creating powerful and provocative images.