The Leica Gallery Vienna is showing the series »Roger the Rat« by the renowned photographer Roger Ballen. Ballen’s work spans 40 years and is known for his provocative and symbolically charged imagery. With Roger the Rat, the artist stages a variety of tragicomic scenes from the life of Roger the Rat and -deliberately blurs the boundary between himself and his animal protagonist. Step into the world of Roger the Rat!
About the artist:
Born in New York in 1950, Roger Ballen has lived and worked from South Africa for almost 40 years. In addition to documentary and conceptual photography projects, he has made short films and published a series of photo books.