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Roger Ballen — Dresie and Casie, twins, Western Transvaal
Roger Ballen

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.

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November 3, 2016

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Roger Ballen, 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.
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Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

Surrealist Photography, Outsider Art Influence, Male Artist, Documentary Photography, Black and White Photography, Portraiture, Contemporary Photography, South African Photographer, Twin Subjects, Silver Gelatin Print, Psychological Tension, Portrait Photography, Rural Afrikaner, Selenium Toned Print, Dark Psychological Mood, Outsider Aesthetic, Social Realism

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