Throughout the sprawling landscapes of our modern world, power lines, cables, and utility poles stand like silent guardians of connectivity. They are the lifelines of a society that thrives on constant communication, yet they also embody a profound paradox: the tension between connection and separation.

cableland

landscapes, not home &nbsp;/ 2015 — today

Disorder

Manheim in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany: A town that is more than 1,000 years old is set to be demolished in 2024—not because of coal, but to extract enough soil to stabilize the edge of the nearby open-pit mine. Only a handful of the 1,700 people still live in the town, which has almost completely disappeared—and they still put their trash cans out on the street.

Manheim

Manheim in North Rhine-Westphalia: A town that is more than 1,000 years old is set to be demolished in 2024—not because of coal, but to extract enough soil to stabilize the edge of the nearby open-pit mine. Only a handful of the 1,700 people still live in the town, which has almost completely disappeared—and they still put their trash cans out on the street. 

landscapes, home&nbsp;&nbsp;/ 2014 — today

Leaf and Bark

portraits

2019 / Odessa, Limanskoje, Luchyns'ke (🇺🇦Ukraine)

Oblast' Odes'ka

00:42

2015 &ndash; 2022, Wissen/Sieg&nbsp;

midnight in a perfect world

2015, ecosign/Academy of Design, CologneThe graffiti cap is a mass-produced item made in the millions. Its use leaves traces that are staged—with great technical effort—as works of art in their own right. The colors and the wealth of detail, barely visible to the naked eye, reveal a microcosm in the large prints where one can almost smell the paint.Inkjet print on 180 g/sqm photo cardstockCAPS 1–5 800x800 mmCAPS 6–8 300x300 mmeach signed &amp; limited to 50 copiesavailable offline and online: <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.dedicated-store.com/99-fabian-fischer" style="text-decoration: underline; text-underline-offset: 2px;">https://www.dedicated-store.com/99-fabian-fischer</a>

CAPS Series

cracks in the road repaired &nbsp;/ 2018

müde

Loss of a Childhood Castle

photography

Fabian Fischer lebt und arbeitet in Köln. Neben seiner Tätigkeit als Art Director dokumentiert er seine Heimat im Westerwald und fotografiert dabei Orte und Nicht-Orte, die er mit Erinnerungen seiner Kindheit und Jugend verknüpft. 