Die Antwoord's image is based on a counterculture movement known as zef in South Africa, and incorporated elements of the work of photographer Roger Ballen.ĭie Antwoord released their debut album, $O$ (2009), free online and attracted international attention for their music video for "Enter the Ninja". Die Antwoord was formed by rappers Ninja and Yolandi Visser '' ¥O-LANDI VI$$ER'' and DJ Hi-Tek. Die Antwoord is a South African rap-rave group formed in Cape Town in 2008. Rare Pictures Official presents the Rare Shocking pictures of Die Antwoord. Top 100 Greatest Hip-hop/Rap Singles Of All Time.You can follow him on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. His book “Die Antwoord” is now available. Photographer Roger Ballen has been based in South Africa since the 1970s. “If it was another song with the same installation, it might not have worked at all.” “The song itself fit into what I did,” Ballen said. His upcoming book “Die Antwoord,” due out September 16, integrates his photography with the music video and the aesthetic of the artwork used in the video. Whereas video “doesn’t have to have the same perfection as a still photograph.” “In a photograph, the whole thing has got to have a presence that you capture faster than you blink,” he said. “And so my pictures are just a result of years and years of one picture influencing another picture.”ĭrawing inspiration from two of his previous books, “Shadow Chamber” and “Boarding House,” he recreated his own installations and scenes for Die Antwoord’s music video.īallen found that video requires a different approach than still photography. “The best way to learn about photography is to take pictures,” he said. “If you’ve taken pictures of one thing long enough … you move on, the environment moves on and your work moves on,” Ballen told CNN from his home in Johannesburg.īallen said he understands photography the same way a writer understands journaling, calling himself a “visual organizer.” Roger Ballen has made a gradual shift over his 50-year career from documentary photography to the art world.
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