Roger Ballen, 1950, South Africa (born United States) Search this
Medium:
Inkjet print on paper
Dimensions:
H x W: 40 x 40 cm (15 3/4 x 15 3/4 in.)
Type:
Photograph
Geography:
South Africa
Date:
2006
Description:
In this black-and-white photograph, a white chicken in front of a smudged wall appears caught in a tangle of spiraling wires. The human presence is suggested indirectly through the naïve drawings of a human face and a composite bird-like creature and an unidentified animal fashioned from an arrangement of bricks.
Exhibition History:
Lines, Marks and Drawings: Through the Lens of Roger Ballen, National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution, Washington D. C., June 19, 2013-June 30, 2014
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