He began his career as a commercial photographer doing advertising photography for banks and insurance companies and that kind of thing until he decided to. An artist imagines the technoevolved creatures of the. Jeanvincent fournier was born on june 6, 1960 in montreal, quebec, canada. Readers are given access to confidential locations and projects such as the nasa sls rocket. These imagined sets come to life in vincents 2019 book, space utopia, itself a nod. Jul 18, 2012 vincent fournier worked with animal geneticists to understand how creatures adapt to a changing world. Vincent fournier, ergol 11 arianespace, 2011, series. The project is an impressive body of work that takes us behind the doors of the most emblematic and elusive space centres around the world. The space project phase vi space gloves used on the international space station, custom made for. The space project by vincent fournier explores earthbound landscapes which, in their strangeness, remind us of our lifelong yearning for the great beyond. Vincent fournier has published the books tour operator ad design 2007, space project verlhac 2008, past forward 360 2012, brasilia bepoles 20 and the post natural history boxbepoles 20. Space project vincent fournier starts in 2007 another series of photographs, this time dedicated to space.
French photographer vincent forniers body of work is no exception. Vincent traveled around the world to capture space training facilities which were left mostly in a state of abandonment. Readers are given access to confidential locations and projects such as the nasa sls. My fascination, aesthetic, philosophical, and fun, for the space adventure, certainly comes from images and books that i saw and read in the 70s 80s, from these tv series, novels and scifi films, documentaries and news, which have mixed. Vincent fournier worked with animal geneticists to understand how creatures adapt to a changing world. His space project series saw him travel to various space training facilities around the world, where we see the increasingly outmoded and nearobsolete remnants of space programs through a 1970s filter.
May 12, 2009 but vincent fourniers space project series is inspired by science fiction by the classic, whimsical stories of jules verne, in particular. Feb 21, 2012 the space project is work based upon jules vernes book, from the earth to the moon. Free shipping and pickup in store on eligible orders. Vincent fournier goes to nasa film 1754 nicolas fournier realise par aliarteo realise par aliarteo. Emperor star kat graham shares the movie shes watched most and which iconic hollywood actress who inspired her to act watch now. Space project photographs and text byvincent fournier. Vincent fournier s tar city is a selfcontained city for cosmonauts about an hour from moscow. A 10year photographic odyssey 20072017 that unveils the most emblematic and bestprotected space centers and observatories around the world. Glanfield, a british knitwear designer, and her husband, vincent fournier, a french photographer, have lived in both paris and london over the last. The vision he develops of infrastructures and objects evokes. In brussels, a town house with a vintage vibe the new. Fournier is a worldrenowned fine art photographer based in paris, france.
Le space project est lunaire, le man machine extraordinaire peut etre ma partie preferee, toutes les photos sont recherchees et mieux encore nous font reflechir. He is known for his work on o diabo a quatro 2004, highlander 1992 and the hitchhiker 1983. Vincent fournier portrays with aestheticism and poetry the history of space exploration, from the apollo and sputnik programs to the future mars mission of nasa. Vincent fournier biographies gallery gadcollection, paris. A journey through the history of space exploration from the apollo and sputnik programmes to the next mission to mars is the result of a decade of collaboration between photographer vincent fournier and the worlds most important space and research centers. Vincent fournier past forward the eye of photography magazine. The image above was taken at the mars desert research station in utah wish i had thought of it first. The absolutely captivating vincent fournier space project photography collection speaks to our curiosity and natural need to explore. Vincent fournier past forward the eye of photography. Gagarine cosmonaut training center near moscow russia, mars desert research station in utah us, observatories in the atacama desert chile, and the guyana space. Vincent fournier all the ingredients are real, but im. Astronauts still come from all over the world to get trained there. Sep 10, 2014 french photographer vincent fournier has a talent for capturing that faded glory.
I have no rules really, he says, i turn restrictions into creative solutions. Vincent fournier was born in ougadougou in burkina faso in 1970 and is now based in paris. It is the universal desire to contemplate the sky but also to project oneself into it. The space project is an incredible series of photographs by vincent fournier, who hails from the little known country of burkina faso in west africa. A journey through the history of space exploration from the apollo and sputnik programmes to the next mission to mars fournier, vincent on. Space utopia photographer vincent fournier on 2001, nasa, and. It was the third cycle of the post natural history project. Mar 22, 2019 for the past 12 years, vincent fournier has travelled the globe investigating the past, present and future of space travel as well as the utopian visions it inspires. The chapter answers not only the way we live now, but ponders at the way we will live tomorrow. He died on july 22, 2017 in cassis, bouchesdurhone, france.
French photographer vincent fournier has a talent for capturing that faded glory. Ideas come quickly, sometimes they are memories of situations from movies or things i have s. Pulling from a collective memory both imagined and real, his new book past forward forms a roadmap for. Paranal observatory eso, atacama desert, chile, 2006. May 22, 2014 vincent fournier was born in ougadougou in burkina faso in 1970 and is now based in paris. Vincent fournier, 1970, france, is an imagemaker who combines documentary and staged photography. Vincent fourniers space project is fantastic in every sense of the term. The space project is work based upon jules vernes book, from the earth to the moon. His photos appear to have been taken in a desolate. Inkjet print on hahnemuhle baryta paper mounted to dibond. Vincent fourniers visionary photographs provide an imaginative look at space. The space project by vincent fournier robotspacebrain. Isetan department store tokyo, space project, september 2014. Vincent fournier, nasa leh space shuttle pressure helmet launchentry, used by charlie bolden, johnson space center, houston, nasa, usa, 2017, from space project.
A journey through the history of space exploration from the apollo and sputnik programmes to the next mission to mars. Fournier is a photographer whose work oscillates between the real and the. You may have noticed that most countries seem to have shifted their interests away from manned space programs in recent. Capturing landscapes that could easily be from another planet, as well as scientific machinery and obvious space equipment, the vincent fournier space project series depicts a mission. The brusselsbased photographer and apparent networking genius has, for the past decade and a half, visited government bases and training grounds. Vincent fournier space utopia the eye of photography.
Get special access to premium content, topic tracking and customizable tools through our aipowered dashboard. On the occasion of the vincent fournier exhibition past forward, the acte2 galerie is presenting a selection of his recent work. Fournier worked with researchers at nasa, the european space agency, the. He began his career as a commercial photographer doing advertising photography for banks and insurance companies and that kind of thing until he decided to concentrate on his art work some five years ago. The series evokes the blurring of science fiction, imagination, reality and dreams. Reviewtake a visual journey from apollo to mars in. Space is humanitys great adventure, a leap into the void, into the dark light, beyond the protective atmosphere of the earth and the gravity that connects us to it. The thought of traveling to space has always enticed the minds of mankind to awaken to a higher state, and we have been graced by more than enough space art lately to see this fantastical pursuit unfold in real time. Jul 23, 2012 vincent fournier demonstrates that truth is at least as strange as fiction with his space project debuting at the london art fair this month. Photographers worldwide define civilisation in a new book.
Space project, the man machine, tour operator, brasilia and post natural history. For the past 12 years, vincent fournier has travelled the globe investigating the past, present and future of space travel as well as the utopian visions it inspires. Through clinical capturings of health facilities by reiner riedler, and scientific shots of space centres by vincent fournier, next the final chapter, visually embodies the invention, fear, and pure fantasy of looking into the future. His ongoing series entitled space project reflects his fascination for the space age. But vincent fourniers space project series is inspired by science fiction by the classic, whimsical stories of jules verne, in particular. Le bon marche, paris, 20 exhibition of the brasilia series in the department store. About vincent fournier space project post natural history. Vincent fournier photographer born 1970, french artist photographer disambiguation page providing links to topics that could be referred to by the same search term this disambiguation page lists articles about people with the same name. Vincent fournier contemplates space travel in his new book. Vincent fournier demonstrates that truth is at least as strange as fiction with his space project debuting at the london art fair this month.
The essence of the collection is perhaps best encapsulated in. A journey through the history of space exploration. An artist imagines the technoevolved creatures of the future vincent fournier has seen the future of evolution, in which humans design animals for. Vincent fournier post natural history standard edition 59,00 in addition of being a major figure in french cinema, romain duris has been drawing an imaginary world of black humour and eroticism since he was a teenager, accumulating a jumble of scribbles and doodles on free sheets, notebooks and diaries. Space project received support many laboratories and research centers specializing in the discovery of distant universes.
Feb 12, 2012 vincent fournier, 1970, france, is an imagemaker who combines documentary and staged photography. Vincent fournier space utopia the eye of photography magazine. It is a photographic archive of the most representative space organizations in the world. Sls project, rs25 engine test on the a1 test stand at nasas stennis space center, mississippi, usa, 2017. The vincent fournier space project is on a mission 17. Vincent fourniers visionary photographs provide an imaginative.
Focusing on space and, in particular, one astronauts journey, the collection has a napoleon dynamite feel to it, which further entices its audience. Vincent fournier is a french photographer whose work explores the past, present and future in relation to utopian ideas of space travel. Space project by vincent fournier momentum fine art artsy. The collection of photographs, made from 2007 to 2017, show space centers and artifacts. Landing at the london art fair for a fourday stint this month, frenchborn, brusselsbased photographer vincent fourniers space project. The unbreakable heart post natural history cycle iii tour operator. His new work imagines what it would be like if rabbits were super intelligent, ibises had. The amazing spiderman ii, 20 columbia pictures use some images from the post natural history and space project series to feature one of the main characters art collection, oscorp. Vincent fournier s new book space utopia is full of dreamy images that explore human exploration of space.
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