Omer Fast (b. 1972, Jerusalem, Israel), lives in Berlin

In his multichannel video installations Omer Fast explores how we distort our lives by harmful circumstances, introducing authentic protagonists who have experienced extreme situations (a drone pilot, a sex worker). Omer Fast was awarded with the Preis der Nationalgalerie für junge Kunst (2009). Major solo exhibitions of his work took place in the Jeu de Paume (Paris, 2015), MOCAK (Krackow, 2015), Moderna Museet (Stockholm, 2013), Musée d’Art Contemporain (Montréal, 2013), the Power Plant (Toronto, 2012), Dallas Museum of Art (2012), Wexner Center for the Arts (Columbus, 2012), Whitney Museum (New York, 2010), Berkely Art Museum (2009), Museum für Moderne Kunst (Vienna, 2007) and the Pinakothek der Modernen (Munich, 2004). Omer Fast participated in Documenta (2012), Taipei Biennial (2012), Venice Biennale (2011), Singapore Biennial (2011), Performa (2009), Liverpool Biennial (2008) and Whitney Biennial (2008, 2002). The artist is represented by GB Agency (Paris) and Arratia Beer (Berlin).