BRUSSELS.- Roger Ballen’s work can be recognised at a glance. His singular universe, from a documentary style in the early days to more pictorial scenes, navigates between dream and reality. In the course of his career, he has built up a body of work which is amusing, enigmatic and disturbing in equal measure. The Centre for Fine Arts is devoting an extensive retrospective to this special photographer within the context of the biannual Summer of Photography and the Visionary Africa festival. Roger Ballen was born in New York in 1950, but has spent his entire professional life in South Africa . He has created a masterly body of photographic work since the early 80s. From the very empathetic and, at the same time, tough photo-journalism in series such as Dorps: Small Towns of South Africa (1986) and Platteland: Images from Rural South Africa (1994), he has evolved towards a unique artistic style that has made a significant contr