Ballardian pool on Flickr

These fantastic photos are from a Flickr pool devoted to Ballardian imagery. According to the Collins English Dictionary, "Ballardian" is an adjective "resembling or suggestive of the conditions described in (my favorite novelist JG) Ballard’s novels & stories, esp. dystopian modernity, bleak man-made landscapes & the psychological effects of technological, social or environmental developments." (Above left, "Dummy" by Dr Ro; above right, "Blood & Guts" by Lost America.) JG Ballard pool (Flickr)

[#1 posted by Tommy , July 21, 2008 9:53 AM]

I love Ballard. I just wish he's write a different book occasionally. Still, the way he writes it is always engaging enough to make me come back for more.

[#2 posted by David Pescovitz , July 21, 2008 10:04 AM]

@TOMMY (#1), I kinda hear what you're saying. The last few novels have been somewhat similar thematically. But that's actually one of the things I like about him. He works those themes like nobody else. Anyway, my favorites are Crash, Concrete Island, and Cocaine Nights. Those are actually very different from each other :)

[#3 posted by Tommy , July 21, 2008 11:49 AM]

"He works those themes like nobody else."

Agreed. That's why I love him so.

[#4 posted by Shawn Wolfe , July 21, 2008 12:36 PM]

I'm in that pewl and love Ballard. I really enjoyed Super Cannes (speaking of his recenter works)

[#5 posted by John Coulthart , July 21, 2008 1:10 PM]

Aficionados of Ballard visuals are advised to also pore over Rick McGrath's great collection of JGB book covers and other material:

http://www.rickmcgrath.com/jgb.html

[#6 posted by willibro , July 21, 2008 4:53 PM]

There is some shockingly good stuff here. Thanks, David.