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Roger Ballen

Child holding a cardboard box with drawings and a cut out with a toy dinosaur
Roar, 2002, from the series Shadow Chamber © Roger Ballen

From 6 November 2026, Fotografiska Berlin turns its lens on one of contemporary photography’s most influential figures with roger ballen.! drawing meets photography. Roger Ballen, who has lived and worked in South Africa since 1982, works across photography, drawing, painting, sculpture, installation and film.

“A photograph can confirm what we implicitly understand but cannot express. In my opinion, the best images are those for which we cannot find words.”
– Roger Ballen