Omer Fast: The Casting [Paperback]

Sven Lutticken (Author), Matthias Michalka (Author), Omer Fast (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: July 1, 2008

Omer Fast's video installation The Casting is based on interviews held with a U.S. Army sergeant before his renewed deployment in Iraq. Fast describes the project thus: "During several days he told me two stories which I have interwoven. The first took place in Bavaria and describes the sergeant's relationship with a German girl who loves speed and self-mutilation. The second story takes place outside Baghdad and deals with a bomb on the roadside and a tragic mistake." Fast took these two stories and processed them into a screenplay, which he then had interpreted by actors as a series of silent tableaux. This succinct volume documents these tableaux with numerous color photographs and includes a conversation between the artist and Sven Lutticken, as well as a text by Matthias Michalka.

Product Details

• Paperback: 164 pages
• Publisher: Walther Konig, Koln; Bilingual edition (July 1, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 386560403X
• ISBN-13: 978-3865604033
• Product Dimensions: 7.3 x 5.1 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.9 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,666,620 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars A Very Strong and Moving Installation, December 4, 2010

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I saw this video installation at the Cleveland Museum of Art. The interweaving of the two stories is very compelling. It was the best new art I've seen in the past several years. An original and compelling masterpiece. I admit I haven't received the book yet, but I wanted others to know that if they can see the exhibit - do so. If not, understanding the genius of this piece will be consolation enough.