Skew Mask, 2002
"I actually have the tools that allow me to find out things about myself, about my life, and I can use these tools to efficiently and artistically - poetically, get to places that I couldn't get to in my mind without them. So I guess I'm fortunate in that point of view. So it’s more than satisfying. It's almost religious." - Roger Ballen
Ballen was born in 1950 in New York and earned a BS in geology the University of California. Ballen earned a master’s degree in geology and a doctorate in mineral economics at the University of Colorado. He currently lives and works in Johannesburg, South Africa.
Selected Collections:
Brooklyn Museum, New York
Fotomuseum, München
LAMCA, Los Angeles
NOCA, San Diego
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
Museum of Fine Arts, New York
National Gallery, Cape Town, South Africa
StedelijkMuseum, Amsterdam
Victoria and Albert Museum, London