{"product_id":"the-theatre-of-apparitions","title":"'The Theatre of Apparitions' (2016)","description":"\u003cp\u003eFrom the publisher:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"\u003cstrong\u003eThe Theatre of Apparitions\u003c\/strong\u003e is an immersive and groundbreaking new monograph by the critically acclaimed art photographer Roger Ballen.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe author of numerous publications, including \u003cem\u003eAsylum of the Birds\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eOutland\u003c\/em\u003e, Ballen is best known for his psychologically powerful and masterfully composed images that exist in a space between painting, drawing, installation, and photography. This book is both a departure from his existing oeuvre and the culmination of his unique aesthetic linking image-making and theatrical performance. Separated into seven chapters or 'acts', these Ballenesque images take readers on a journey deep into the subconscious.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eInitially inspired by the drawings and marks people make on their environment, Ballen started to experiment using different spray paints on glass and then 'drawing on' or removing the paint with a sharp object to let natural light through. The resulting images are like prehistoric cave paintings: the black, dimensionless spaces on the glass are canvases onto which Ballen carves his thoughts and emotions. Fossil-like facial forms and dismembered body parts co-exist uncomfortably with vaporous, ghost-like shadows – these images have the capacity to shock, inspire, amuse, and even elate viewers. Timeless and innovative, earthly and otherworldly, physical and spiritual, his work transcends the traditional concepts of photography.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e246 x 178 x 22 mm | 192 | hardcover\u003c\/blockquote\u003e","brand":"Hot Days Cool Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41908187660442,"sku":"10809","price":650.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0350\/5704\/1545\/files\/CE12D338-3BFB-4369-9750-9EF0DC7F5CCD_1_105_c.jpg?v=1749033851","url":"https:\/\/store.a4arts.org\/products\/the-theatre-of-apparitions","provider":"A4 Arts Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}