Images of the World and the Inscription of War
Images of the World and the Inscription of War (1988) is one of Harun Farocki's most discussed films. It has contributed enormously to Farocki's international reputation, especially in the U.S., and is a particular crystallization point within Farocki's oeuvre. The automation of image technologies and work processes; the intertwining of civilian production and military destruction; the question of how to address the terror of the Nazi extermination camps cinematographically: these and many other themes are invoked in Images of the World as well as its predecessor, the shorter WDR production Images-War (1987). The material compiled here traces some of the lines of connection in Farocki's work and also points beyond them.
- Harun Farocki: Images of the World and the Inscription of War (1988)
- Harun Farocki: Images-War (1987)
Related Works
- Harun Farocki: Eye / Machine II (2001)
- Harun Farocki: War at a Distance (2003)
- Harun Farocki: Eye / Machine III (2003)
- Harun Farocki: Eye / Machine (2000)
Texts
- Harun Farocki: Zur Geschichte der Arbeit, in: Harun Farocki: Zur Geschichte der Arbeit, Berlin: Harun Farocki Institut/Motto Books 2020, S. 3-9 (verfasst 1986)
- Harun Farocki: Foto-Journal. Über die Technologie des Blicks, in: taz. die tageszeitung, 15/10/1987, 1987, S. 12-13
- Harun Farocki: Die Wirklichkeit hätte zu beginnen, First publication in: Fotovision: Projekt Fotografie nach 150 Jahren, Hannover: Sprengel Museum 1988, S. 119-125
- Harun Farocki: Unregelmässig, nicht regellos, in: Schreiben Bilder Sprechen. Texte zum essayistischen Film, hg. von Christa Blümlinger und Constantin Wulff, Wien: Sonderzahl 1992, S. 144-155
- Harun Farocki: Über "Bilder der Welt und Inschrift des Krieges", in: Bilder der Welt und Inschrift des Krieges. Essayfilm von Harun Farocki, Berlin: Basis-Film Verleih 1988
- Harun Farocki: Commentary from the Film "Bilder der Welt und Inschrift des Krieges", in: Discourse, 15.3 (Spring 1993), 1993, S. 78-92
Archival Material
- Harun Farocki: Bilder/Geschichte (1987)
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Images/History
Works by the Harun Farocki Institut
- Harun Farocki: Zur Geschichte der Arbeit, Berlin: Harun Farocki Institut/Motto Books 2020, 32 S.
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Showcase: Images of the World and the Inscription of War