#3 Space: Fabian Reimann

Artist, Fabian Reimann shares his series Space Colonies for ifor our third issue Photography+Space, coinciding with the anniversary of the moon landing.

Fabian Reimann is an artist based in Leipzig. His work is characterized by his interest in the Cold War era, studies on utopian ideas, science fiction and espionage. The result of his research-based work is shown in narrative installations and books.

 

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back in the micro-cottage the flashlight finds the copy of SPACE COLONIES which looks a little ragged by now

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Sunday, sundown at the sea – the perfect place to be. It’s the personal sanctuary planet, like one ideal of happiness and togetherness is shown in SPACE COLONIES #photoworks_uk #fabianreimann #instagramtakeover #IGTakeover #photography #spacecolonies

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His publications include Another Earth Catalog, Space ColoniesandThe World Set Free. Reimann refers to these as explorations of the ‘Warburg Universe’, emphasising his holistic interest in the visual world.

 

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and in the end of the journey there was a place plain and simple and one could feel like the first settlers, not like in hotel with a bible in the night box drawer but with SPACE COLONIES next to the coffee maker #photoworks_uk #fabianreimann #instagramtakeover #IGTakeover #photography #spacecolonies

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On the other hand, there’s liberator without a conqueror. Traveling to the east down the Adriatic coast there are plenty of remains of ancient, of Roman colonies, SPACE COLONIES introduces the conquerors to come, the play station space gladiators … #photoworks_uk #fabianreimann #instagramtakeover #IGTakeover #photography #spacecolonies

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