'It is this reconstructive dimension, this doctoring of the real, which deserves further consideration. Ballen does not record what he sees; he breaks down and rearranges the lived world. Active rather than passive, Ballen forcefully reminds us that we are not the hapless victims of history, but its agents.'

Ashraf Jamal for Business Day live about Roger Ballen's work and 'his great contribution to South African photography'.

http://www.bdlive.co.za/life/books/2014/06/17/sa-photography-reaches-a-peak