In the collection: Space Refugee
In the collection: Space Refugee
“I feel at home whenever I am with my daughter Bianca. Being with the people you love, that is what home is for me.” This is how visual artist Omar Imam describes what home means to him. Omar’s sculpture Space Refugee (2019) is part of the FENIX collection.
Space Refugee is a sculpture 3.4 metres high. A father and daughter are sitting on a huge space hopper, executed in manga style. As a ‘weapon’, these two superheroes are carrying a large blue lollipop.
Omar Imam uses humour and imagination to create a world of his own. In the Space Refugee world, he and his daughter Bianca can travel through space and time. Home in this world is not connected to a place. Home is where you can live with your loved ones. Home is where father and daughter move around on a space hopper.
“I'm a fan of comics and anime, but I found out that we don’t have a superhero who is a refugee, so I made a manga version of me and my daughter. We are sitting on a huge space hopper travelling in space and time.”- Omar Imam
FENIX 2025
After the opening, FENIX you will find contemporary art, photography and historical objects. The collection tells stories about the movement of people around the world. Stories from yesterday, today and tomorrow.