简介：Thecitytodayisasrationalisedandregulatedasaproductionprocess.Theimageswhichtodaydeterminethedayofthecityareoperativeimages,controlimages.Representationsoftrafficregulation,bycar,trainormetro,representationsdeterminingtheheightatwhichmobilephonenetworktransmittersarefixed,andwheretheholesinthenetworksare.Imagesfromthermo-camerastodiscoverheatlossfrombuildings.Anddigitalmodelsofthecity,portrayedwithfewershapesofbuildingsorroofsthanwereusedinthe19thcenturywhenplannedindustrialcitiesarose,amongstthemtheLilleagglomeration.Despitetheirboulevards,promenades,marketplaces,arcadesandchurches,thesecitiesarealreadymachinesforlivingandworking.Itoowantto"remake"thecityfilms,butwithdifferentimages.Limitedtimeandmeansthemselvesdemandconcentrationonjustafew,archetypalchapters.Fragments,orpreliminarystudies.(HarunFarocki)…