roger ballen.! drawing meets photography explores the blurred boundaries between drawing, photography, and painting, showcasing Roger Ballen’s evolution from narrative photography to a mixed-media practice rooted in spontaneity and Art Brut.
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Roger Ballen, Snatched, 2021, from the series Spirits and Spaces ┬®
The exhibition at Fotografiska traces the artist’s numerous bodies of work in a loosely chronological order, showcasing iconic black-and-white photographs, recent color works, Polaroids, etchings, and original drawings.
The exhibition is completed by lesser-known works that unexpectedly complete his practice.
Alongside installations like a new Drawing Man piece, it explores Ballen’s deeply unique aesthetic – the “ballenesque”.
- The exhibition is realized in collaboration with museum gugging.
