Mapping a city of fragments v.2

United States, 1997

Artwork

Using the opening of Godard’s film ‘Alphaville’ as a foundation, Lord constructs a vision of the evolving global city during the last years of the 20th Century. Structured as a series of repetitions, the montage of the changing city is offset by shots of Silicon Valley corporate facades. The result is a dialectical contrast between urban and suburban space, body and mind, chaos and order, and the post-modern and the modern. Shot in Hi-8 video in Tokyo, Fukuoka City, Mexico City, Rome, San Francisco, Naples and Los Angeles.

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Credits

creator

Chip Lord

Duration

00:09:31:00

Production places
United States
Production dates
1997

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

B1000119

Languages

English

French

Audience classification

Mediatheque - all ages (ACMI classified)

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Black and White and Colour

Object Types

Artwork

Materials

Single channel moving image, black and white and colour and audio

Holdings

Digital Betacam [NTSC]; Master

MPEG-4 Digital File; ACMI Digital Access Copy - presentation

Digital Betacam [PAL]; Sub-master

VHS [PAL]; Copy

MOV file ProRes4444; Digital Preservation Master - overscan

MPEG-4 Digital File; ACMI Digital Access Copy - overscan

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