
Dresie and Casie, twins, Western Transvaal
Two twin figures stare directly into the camera with unsettling intensity, their pale, weathered faces and disheveled appearance rendered in stark, high-contrast black and white. Ballen's unflinching documentary style captures the raw and isolated existence of rural Afrikaner life in post-apartheid South Africa. The rich selenium toning adds a subtle warmth to the gelatin silver print, enhancing the haunting, timeless quality of the image.
- Medium
- Selenium toned gelatin silver print, printed 2001.
- Spotted At
- Auction House · Phillips
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Photographs
November 3, 2016
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