Lost in Space ─ Anton Benois

A photobook by Australian artist Anton Benois, born in the USSR and based in Norway, bringing together an original photographic archive of dogs used by the Soviet Union in its space programme.

Lost in Space is a photobook by Australian artist Anton Benois, who was born in the USSR and is based in Norway.

The book presents an original photographic archive documenting dogs used by the Soviet Union for space flight during the space race. The photographs were removed from an archive in 1991 amid the collapse of the Soviet Union and were later acquired by Benois through eBay. They are reproduced with the archival stamps on their reverse sides, as well as scratches, stains and other signs of age, preserving the material traces of their history.

By reconsidering the history of space exploration through the animals instrumentalised in its pursuit, Lost in Space also questions our nostalgic relationship with the past and the relationship between humans and other living beings.

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Title: Lost in Space
Artist: Anton Benois
Publisher: Multipress, 2026
Format: Softcover, offset printing
Size: 190 × 260 mm
Pages: 54
Language: English
Edition: First edition of 300 copies
ISBN: 978-82-92224-70-0