Hollywood Calling
Isadora Tast
Fotohof
German/ English
Text by film historian Georg Seesslen
Hardcover
176 Pages
280 x 240 mm
2020
ISBN 9783902993984
Isadora Tast has portrayed more than 60 actors and actresses from all over the world keen to establish themselves as artists in Los Angeles. She offers us insights into a life in Hollywood far removed from the glamour and the world of stars and introduces us to people who, in many different ways, pursue their dream job with more or less success. The portraits and pointed statements open up a world filled with extrovert personalities who fight for their dream every day. Their life stories are mere sketches, yet their motivations, their experiences and assessments are touching and give us an exciting and unfiltered view of everyday life in the world of show business. A lucid essay by renowned film historian Georg Seesslen examines the question of what makes a star a star.
About the Artist
Isadora Tast has been working freelance for magazines and advertising in Hamburg since 2002. She worked on a freelance photo project about actors in Hollywood, Hollywood Calling, since 2014 for which she received the 2014 “Kulturwerk der VG Bild-Kunst” grant.
About the Publisher
FOTOHOF has been publishing books and catalogues by Austrian and international photographers since its foundation in 1981.
Over 300 mainly monographic titles have been published so far, generating a publishing house with international distribution channels.
