This publication attempts to map the visual approach of one of Germany's foremost documentary filmmakers, Harun Farocki (born 1944). Unlike other, more theoretical publications on his work, Diagrams looks at still images to trace specific movements and patterns in ten Farocki films.
Harun Farocki Books
January 9, 1944 – July 30, 2014
Harun Farocki was a seminal media theorist and filmmaker whose extensive body of work offers a critical examination of visual culture. His films delve into the complex interplay between images, technology, and society, exploring how our perceptions are shaped by media. Farocki's approach is characterized by a sharp, analytical style that prompts viewers to question the constructed nature of reality presented through various mediums. His intellectual contributions have significantly influenced discourse on media theory and visual literacy.
Labour in a Single Shot
Critical Perspectives on Antje Ehmann and Harun Farocki’s Global Video Project
- 410 pages
- 15 hours of reading
This collection of essays offers a critical assessment of Labour in a Single Shot, a groundbreaking documentary video workshop. From 2011 to 2014, curator Antje Ehmann and film- and video-maker Harun Farocki produced an art project of truly global proportions. They travelled to fifteen cities around the world to conduct workshops inspired by cinema history’s first film, Workers Leaving the Lumière Factory, shot in 1895 by the Lumière brothers in France. While the workshop videos are in colour and the camera was not required to remain static, Ehmann and Farocki’s students were tasked with honouring the original Lumière film’s basic parameters of theme and style. The fascinating result is a collection of more than 550 short videos that have appeared in international exhibitions and on an open-access website, offering the widest possible audience the opportunity to ponder contemporary labour in multiple contexts around the world.
Harun Farocki. Eine indexikalische Spur. Nachträge, Register, Bibliografie. Schriften. Band 7
- 220 pages
- 8 hours of reading
Das Register von Gerti Fietzek bietet eine umfassende Erschließung von Harun Farockis Textproduktion und reflektiert seine Faszination für Wörterbücher und Bildsammlungen. Neben dem Register werden zusätzlich 30 bisher unveröffentlichte Texte präsentiert, darunter Kurztexte zu Farockis Filmen und Filmkritiken aus den Jahren 1980 und 1981. Ein Nachwort von Volker Pantenburg rundet den Band ab und vertieft das Verständnis von Farockis Werk.
Kino wie noch nie / Cinema Like Never Before
- 192 pages
- 7 hours of reading
"Compiles artistic and analytical practices that expand thought on cinema ... thematizes archetypes and recurring patterns in film history ... with contributions from cultural history, philosophy, and film theory"--Blurb.