Harun Farocki

Harun Farocki was commissioned by the Musée d’art Moderne de Villeneuve d’Ascq/Lille to produce a video on his work for the exhibition The World after Photography. Reflecting on his work, the video examines what it means to work with existing images rather than producing new ones. The title plays on the double meaning of “Schnitt” (cut), which refers both to Farocki’s work-place, the editing table, as well as the “human-machine-interface,” where a person operates a computer using a keyboard and a mouse. (Sabine Breitwieser) Quotes from the following films and video tapes: Videograms of a Revolution (with Andrei Ujica), Ger 1992, 107 min Inextinguishable Fire, Ger 1968/69, 22 min An Image, Ger 1983, 25 min Workers Leaving the Factory, Ger 1995, 38 min Between Two Wars, Ger 1978, 83 min Images of the World and the Inscription of War, Ger 1988, 74 min