When Ziggy Stardust Fell to Earth

Remy Dean
Remy Dean
Nov 3 · 4 min read

Considering how Bowie’s iconic persona fused multimedia fictions in a Pop Art cycle of creative feedback.

“Man is least himself when he talks in his own person.

Give him a mask, and he will tell you the truth.”

— Oscar Wilde

The character of Ziggy Stardust was created and played by David Bowie — a parallel personality that is both fictional and biographical. With the 1973 album, The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the

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