{"product_id":"9780500294864","title":"Asylum of the Birds","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn a world in which many photographers seek to avoid definition, Roger Ballen's photographs define themselves in their defiance of classification and genre: his world stands out as one of a kind. The black-and-white images featured in Asylum of the Birds were created exclusively within the confines of a house in a Johannesburg suburb, the location of which remains a guarded secret. The inhabitants of the house, both human and animal - including, most notably, the ever-present birds - are the cast of Ballen's world, performers amidst the theatrical interiors that they create and he orchestrates. The resulting images exist in a space between painting, drawing, installation and photography. They are timeless, psychologically powerful and masterfully composed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"book-contributors\"\u003e\n  \u003cp class=\"contributor-item\"\u003e\n    \u003cspan class=\"contributor-role\"\u003eAuthor\u003c\/span\u003e\n    \u003ca href=\"\/search?q=Author+Roger+Ballen\" class=\"contributor-link\"\u003eRoger Ballen\u003c\/a\u003e\n  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Roger Ballen","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47378779668643,"sku":"9780500294864","price":825.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0741\/7836\/3555\/files\/img_9780500294864_8d7d1d01-fb98-4deb-9d32-c41a4f9cfb7a.jpg?v=1776473031","url":"https:\/\/graffitibooks.co.za\/products\/9780500294864","provider":"Graffiti Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}