article on wallpaper magazine
German photographer Michael Najjar has lived all around the world, from Rio de Janeiro to Tokyo via Havana and Madrid. But for his latest project he has gone one step further, exploring the new possibilities of space travel.
This new journey has taken him to the brand new Space-port America in New Mexico, designed by Foster + Partners for Richard Branson's Virgin Galactic venture. Najjar is known for his reflections on our computer- and technology-driven society; his previous project, 'High Altitude', visualised global stock market graphs using real craggy mountain ranges. But the Berlin-based photographer is about to reach even greater heights: one of Virgin Galactic's Pioneer Astronauts, he is plan-ning to be the first artist in space in 2013.
wallpaper magazine, february 2012