{"id":17067,"date":"2015-03-12T00:01:19","date_gmt":"2015-03-11T23:01:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.damianzimmermann.de\/blog\/?p=17067"},"modified":"2019-03-23T10:32:29","modified_gmt":"2019-03-23T09:32:29","slug":"the-asylum-of-the-birds-von-roger-ballen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.damianzimmermann.de\/blog\/the-asylum-of-the-birds-von-roger-ballen\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8222;The Asylum of the Birds&#8220; von Roger Ballen"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Mit seinen Fotografien l\u00f6st <strong>Roger Ballen<\/strong> heftige Reaktionen aus: Entweder man lehnt seine Fotos ab oder man ist begeistert. Etwas dazwischen scheint es kaum zu geben.<\/p>\n<p>Mit seiner aktuellen Serie &#8222;The Asylum of the Birds&#8220; hat der Wahl-S\u00fcdafrikaner seine Bildsprache nun erneut ver\u00e4ndert &#8211; war Ballen in den 1990er Jahren noch ein Reportagefotograf, entwickelte er sich zum gro\u00dfen Inszenierer, der seinen extravaganten Protagonisten vom Rande der Gesellschaft aber auch viel Raum lie\u00df. Heute ersetzt er deren Gesichter durch Masken und Zeichnungen, weil das menschliche Gesicht zu viel Aufmerksamkeit auf sich zieht &#8211; f\u00fcr den promovierten Geologen sind jedoch alle Bildelemente gleich wichtig.<\/p>\n<p>In der M\u00e4rz-Ausgabe der Photographie bin ich auf diese Entwicklung ausf\u00fchrlich eingegangen, den Artikel gibt es <a href=\"https:\/\/www.damianzimmermann.de\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/PH03_106-111_RogerBallen_OK_LN.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">hier<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Gleichzeitig m\u00f6chte ich schon einmal auf die n\u00e4chste Ausstellung von Roger Ballen in der <strong>Galerie Karsten Greve<\/strong> in K\u00f6ln hinweisen, die am 30. Mai 2015 er\u00f6ffnet wird.<\/p>\n<p>Link: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.rogerballen.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Roger Ballen<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=8Uee_mcxvrw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">I Fink U Freeky<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.galerie-karsten-greve.com\/de\/roger_ballen\/biography\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Karsten Greve<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Amazon: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.de\/gp\/product\/0500544298\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1638&amp;creative=6742&amp;creativeASIN=0500544298&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=wwwdamianzimm-21&amp;linkId=VJPJRDVD7WTXAG4S\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Asylum of the Birds<\/a><\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 100%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-17067 gallery-columns-1 gallery-size-large'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"620\" height=\"623\" src=\"https:\/\/www.damianzimmermann.de\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Ethereal-2011-6138.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-17087\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.damianzimmermann.de\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Ethereal-2011-6138.jpg 895w, https:\/\/www.damianzimmermann.de\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Ethereal-2011-6138-149x150.jpg 149w, https:\/\/www.damianzimmermann.de\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Ethereal-2011-6138-397x400.jpg 397w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-17087'>\n\t\t\t\tRoger Ballen: &#8222;Ethereal&#8220;, 2011\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"620\" height=\"620\" src=\"https:\/\/www.damianzimmermann.de\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Five-hands-2006-6042.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-17088\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.damianzimmermann.de\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Five-hands-2006-6042.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.damianzimmermann.de\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Five-hands-2006-6042-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.damianzimmermann.de\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Five-hands-2006-6042-400x400.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-17088'>\n\t\t\t\tRoger Ballen: &#8222;Five hands&#8220;, 2006\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"620\" height=\"620\" src=\"https:\/\/www.damianzimmermann.de\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Headless-2006-6040.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-17089\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.damianzimmermann.de\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Headless-2006-6040.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.damianzimmermann.de\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Headless-2006-6040-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.damianzimmermann.de\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Headless-2006-6040-400x400.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-17089'>\n\t\t\t\tRoger Ballen: &#8222;Headless&#8220;, 2006\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"620\" height=\"653\" src=\"https:\/\/www.damianzimmermann.de\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Invitation-2003-0776.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-17090\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.damianzimmermann.de\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Invitation-2003-0776.jpg 854w, https:\/\/www.damianzimmermann.de\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Invitation-2003-0776-142x150.jpg 142w, https:\/\/www.damianzimmermann.de\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Invitation-2003-0776-379x400.jpg 379w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-17090'>\n\t\t\t\tRoger Ballen: &#8222;Invitation&#8220;, 2003\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"620\" height=\"617\" src=\"https:\/\/www.damianzimmermann.de\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Malicious-2012-6171.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-17091\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.damianzimmermann.de\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Malicious-2012-6171.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.damianzimmermann.de\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Malicious-2012-6171-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.damianzimmermann.de\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Malicious-2012-6171-400x398.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-17091'>\n\t\t\t\tRoger Ballen: &#8222;Malicious&#8220;, 2012\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"620\" height=\"679\" src=\"https:\/\/www.damianzimmermann.de\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Place-of-the-Eyeballs-2012-6193.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-17092\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.damianzimmermann.de\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Place-of-the-Eyeballs-2012-6193.jpg 822w, https:\/\/www.damianzimmermann.de\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Place-of-the-Eyeballs-2012-6193-137x150.jpg 137w, https:\/\/www.damianzimmermann.de\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Place-of-the-Eyeballs-2012-6193-365x400.jpg 365w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-17092'>\n\t\t\t\tRoger Ballen: &#8222;Place of the Eyeballs&#8220;, 2012\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"620\" height=\"620\" src=\"https:\/\/www.damianzimmermann.de\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Transformation-2004-876.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-17094\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.damianzimmermann.de\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Transformation-2004-876.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.damianzimmermann.de\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Transformation-2004-876-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.damianzimmermann.de\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Transformation-2004-876-400x400.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-17094'>\n\t\t\t\tRoger Ballen: &#8222;Transformation&#8220;, 2004\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"620\" height=\"615\" src=\"https:\/\/www.damianzimmermann.de\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Take-off-2012-6189.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-17093\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.damianzimmermann.de\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Take-off-2012-6189.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.damianzimmermann.de\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Take-off-2012-6189-151x150.jpg 151w, https:\/\/www.damianzimmermann.de\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Take-off-2012-6189-400x396.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-17093'>\n\t\t\t\tRoger Ballen: &#8222;Take off&#8220;, 2012\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"620\" height=\"618\" src=\"https:\/\/www.damianzimmermann.de\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Altercation-2012-6213.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-17085\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.damianzimmermann.de\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Altercation-2012-6213.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.damianzimmermann.de\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Altercation-2012-6213-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.damianzimmermann.de\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Altercation-2012-6213-400x398.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-17085'>\n\t\t\t\tRoger Ballen: &#8222;Altercation&#8220;, 2012\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"620\" height=\"620\" src=\"https:\/\/www.damianzimmermann.de\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Blinded-2005-1244.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-17086\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.damianzimmermann.de\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Blinded-2005-1244.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.damianzimmermann.de\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Blinded-2005-1244-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.damianzimmermann.de\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Blinded-2005-1244-400x400.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-17086'>\n\t\t\t\tRoger Ballen: &#8222;Blinded&#8220;, 2005\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mit seinen Fotografien l\u00f6st Roger Ballen heftige Reaktionen aus: Entweder man lehnt seine Fotos ab oder man ist begeistert. Etwas dazwischen scheint es kaum zu geben. Mit seiner&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":17086,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6,7],"tags":[268],"class_list":["post-17067","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-ausstellungen","category-fotobuecher","tag-roger-ballen"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.damianzimmermann.de\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17067","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.damianzimmermann.de\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.damianzimmermann.de\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.damianzimmermann.de\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.damianzimmermann.de\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=17067"}],"version-history":[{"count":41,"href":"https:\/\/www.damianzimmermann.de\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17067\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":20192,"href":"https:\/\/www.damianzimmermann.de\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17067\/revisions\/20192"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.damianzimmermann.de\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/17086"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.damianzimmermann.de\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17067"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.damianzimmermann.de\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=17067"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.damianzimmermann.de\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=17067"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}