Roger Ballen. Shadow Chamber

In Shadow Chamber, Roger Ballen, delves into the metaphorical “shadow chamber” of human existence, blending documentary and art. His surreal images depict people, animals, and objects in unsettling, cell‑like rooms covered with drawings, stains, and wires, blurring reality and fiction. Figures and animals interact in bizarre scenes, creating psychological studies of isolation and empowerment. Published by Phaidon in 2005, Shadow Chamber is a landmark in art photography, offering an eerie, abstract vision of existence.