First Prim was created under strong influence by the movie ´Welt am Draht´of Rainer Werner Fassbinder (1973). There is much information in the Web about this movie known worldwide as ´World on a Wire´and the background novell ´Counterfeit World´written by Daniel F. Galouye. The pictures used in this artwork as a background installation are used under special permission by Fassbinder Foundation Berlin-New York.
For german speaking readers it might be a good start to have a look at the Press book of Fassbinder Foundation. Please buy the restored version of ´Welt am Draht´by clicking on http://simulacron-1.com/wad if you want to experience the movie at home – price about 15,00 Euro ( 2 DVDs).
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