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Dorps : the small towns of South Africa / Roger Ballen

This photographic study documents the architecture, interiors, and inhabitants of rural South African towns between 1982 and 1986. It captures a vanishing cultural aesthetic within these isolated communities.

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Accession Number: 7256

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