Images of the World and the Inscription of War [Bilder der Welt und Inschrift des Krieges]
- Release Year
- 1991
- Runtime
- 1h 15m
- Genres
- Documentary
- History
- War
- Directed By
- Harun Farocki
Farocki’s intriguing and troubling film explores the processes of visual perception and how they affect our understanding of history and society. In a work reminiscent of the writings of Paul Virilio and Michel Foucault, Farocki examines a range of phenomena including aerial reconnaissance photos of the Auschwitz concentration camp.
