Roger Ballen: Boarding House

出版者:Phaidon Press (March 29, 2009)

作者:Roger Ballen

页数:128

出版时间:2009-4

价格:$44.07

装帧:12 x 11.1 x 0.8 inches

isbn号码:9780714849522

具体描述

"Boarding House" shows an imaginary space of transient residence, of coming and goings, of people without homes, sheltering in an abode that they are using for their immediate survival. The structure is basic and fundamental and it is furnished with objects that are necessarily for an elementary existence. Remnants function here as physical symbols of events that have occurred in this space; broken pieces of a functional reality exist as the leftovers of scenarios that were played out here.The altered sense of place of this temporary abode for by-passers who play out their sense of alienation on the stage gives the work depth of significance as both a psychological and aesthetic statement. Having evolved from and developed out of Roger Ballen's previous work, "Boarding House" differs significantly in that the work has become even more formally sophisticated and more focused on the drawing and sculptural elements of the photographs, and the sense of collaboration between the artist and his subjects increasingly evident. In his introductory essay, veteran photography curator David Travis addresses this new body of work in an accessible way, looking at these new images in the wider context of Ballen's career.

作者简介

Born in New York City in 1950, Roger Ballen has lived and worked in Johannesburg, South Africa for almost 30 years. The son of a picture editor at Magnum, he worked as a geologist and mining consultant before starting his own photographic career by documenting the small villages of rural South Africa and their isolated inhabitants. His images are both powerful social statements and disturbing psychological studies. Ballen's previous book Outland (Phaidon, 2001) is of the most extraordinary photographic documents of the late twentieth century.Author's residence: Johannesburg, South AfricaDavid Travis retired from his post as chair of the department of photography at the Art Institute of Chicago in July 2008, having worked at the institute for 36 years. Since starting out as an assistant curator of photography in 1972, he curated more than 150 photography exhibitions at the institute and also guest curated exhibitions at other American museums, including the National Gallery of Art and the Metropolitan Museum of Art. In 1987, he was awarded the Chevalier de l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres for his contributions to the advanced awareness of French culture. A collection of his lectures and essays, At the Edge of Light: Thoughts on Photographers and Photography, on Talent and Genius, was published in 2003.

用户评价

对于像我这样对摄影艺术有一定了解的读者来说，Roger Ballen的《Boarding House》无疑是一次重量级的体验。它不是那种追求形式美的摄影集，而是更加注重内容和概念的表达。Ballen的创作，更像是一种行为艺术的延伸，他深入到那些被社会边缘化，或者被我们所遗忘的角落，去捕捉那些真实而又令人震惊的生命片段。这本书所呈现的，是一种高度提炼过的视觉语言，简洁却又极富冲击力。每一张照片都像是一个独立的个体，但它们又被巧妙地组织在一起，形成一个整体的、充满张力的叙事。我特别欣赏他处理光影的方式，那种强烈的明暗对比，能够有效地突出主体，同时又营造出一种神秘而又紧张的氛围。这本书让我反思了摄影的边界，以及艺术家如何通过影像去探索和表达人性的复杂性。它不提供答案，而是提出问题，引发思考，这正是艺术的魅力所在。

这本书的装帧设计本身就预示着它非同寻常的特质。厚实的纸张，精美的印刷，以及那充满质感的封面，都传递出一种对待艺术的认真态度。Roger Ballen在《Boarding House》中所呈现的世界，是如此的独特，如此的令人着迷。它不像我们日常所见的现实，而是经过艺术家的提炼和重塑，形成了一种独特的视觉语法。我喜欢他作品中那种强烈的个人风格，那种不妥协的艺术追求。每一张照片都充满了故事性，即使没有文字的引导，你也能从中感受到一种强大的情绪力量。它让我重新审视了“观看”的意义，它不仅仅是用眼睛去看，更是用心去感受，去理解。这本书更像是一本哲学读物，通过视觉的语言，探讨着关于存在、关于意义，以及关于人类的孤独与连接。它不是一本轻松的读物，但绝对是一本值得反复品读，值得深入思考的书。

这本书的封面就已经足够让人着迷。纯粹的黑白影调，粗粝的质感，仿佛直接从一个古老的梦境中剥离出来。它不是那种让你轻松翻阅的“好读”的书，而是一种沉浸式的体验，一种潜入未知腹地的旅程。我花了好几个小时，仅仅是端详那些画面，试图去理解那些纠缠的线条、那些隐藏在阴影中的面孔、那些被扭曲的物体。每一次重新审视，都会发现新的细节，新的暗示。它迫使你去质疑你所看见的，去挑战你习以为常的观看方式。摄影师Roger Ballen的视觉语言是如此独特，如此令人不安，却又有着一种奇异的吸引力。它不是为了取悦，而是为了揭示，揭示那些我们常常选择忽视的，存在于我们内心深处，或者潜藏于社会角落的黑暗与孤寂。这本书像是一扇门，通往一个由摄影师精心构建的、充满象征意义的超现实世界，而我们，作为读者，则被邀请进去，成为这场视觉探险的参与者。它所唤起的情感是复杂的，既有恐惧，也有着一种病态的好奇，甚至是一种无法言说的美感。

当我拿起Roger Ballen的《Boarding House》，我期待的是一次视觉的冲击，但事实证明，它带来的远不止于此。这本书像是一份精心编织的报告，记录了一个我从未触及过的精神领域。每一次翻页，都像是在打开一个尘封的盒子，里面充满了各种意想不到的物件和象征。那些被捕捉到的肖像，眼神中透露着一种久远的疲惫和困惑，仿佛承载着无尽的故事，却又沉默得让人心疼。场景的布置更是充满了仪式感，每一个道具，每一个背景，都仿佛经过了深思熟虑，具有多重含义。这不仅仅是摄影作品的集合，更像是一个艺术家的内心独白，一个关于存在、关于身份、关于人类境遇的深刻反思。它挑战了我的审美习惯，迫使我走出舒适区，去面对那些难以理解，甚至有些骇人的画面。然而，正是这种挑战，让我对摄影这门艺术有了更深层次的理解。Ballen的摄影技巧炉火纯青，但更令人称道的是他构建叙事的能力，他能在静止的画面中注入生命，让观看者感受到时间的流逝，感受到人物内心的挣扎。

总而言之，这本书给我留下了一种强烈的、久久不能散去的印象。它不是那种读完就丢的书，而是会反复在你脑海中回荡，让你不断去思考。Roger Ballen在《Boarding House》中所展现的，是一种近乎原始的、深刻的观察力。他没有回避那些令人不适的元素，反而将它们放大，用一种近乎残酷的诚实去呈现。那些线条的交错，光影的对比，以及画面中人物的表情，都营造出一种强烈的戏剧张力。这本书就像一个剧本，但没有明确的故事情节，它的叙事隐藏在细节之中，需要读者去自行解读。我常常会停下来，盯着一张照片，试图去猜测它的背景，去揣摩人物的心理。这种互动性是这本书最大的魅力之一。它不仅仅是观看，更是一种参与，一种共同创造意义的过程。我承认，有些画面确实让我感到不安，甚至有些恐惧，但这正说明了摄影师的强大之处，他能够触及到那些我们内心深处隐藏的情感。

痉挛的梦

good

精神的疯狂缔造者。

这尼嘎哥们儿的片片好久没看过了，甚是想念！

Roger Ballen真的好变态。。。