The work centers on the images of the Gulf War which caused worldwide sensation in 1991. In the shots taken from projectiles homing in on their targets, bomb and reporter were identical, according to a theory put forward by the philosopher Klaus Theweleit. At the same time it was impossible to distinguish between the photographed and the (computer) simulated images. The loss of the 'genuine picture' means the eye no longer has a role as historical witness. It has been said that what was brought into play in the Gulf War was not new weaponry but rather a new policy on images. In this way the basis for electronic warfare was created...
Harun Farocki
Director
War Photographer74%
Redacted60%
Jarhead66%
The Bang Bang Club65%
Shoulder Arms68%
WWII From Space74%
Sahara72%
Whiskey Tango Foxtrot63%
Full Metal Jacket81%
Shock and Awe63%
Journey into Fear61%
The Sinking of the Lusitania65%
The Pentagon Wars68%
Lee69%
Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb81%
Stalingrad73%
The Hornet's Nest62%
Lektionen in Finsternis79%
The English Patient71%
84 Charlie Mopic62%
