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September 27 - Oktober 1, 2025

Harun Farocki: Films and Installations, 1966–2014

Film Screening|Curated by Pathompong Manakitsomboon and Antje Ehmann

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Harun Farocki: Films and Installations, 1966–2014 presents a broad-ranging exploration of one of the most influential filmmakers and media artists. Gathering works produced over nearly five decades, from 1966 to 2014, the programme traces Farocki’s uncompromising inquiry into the image—examining how images function within social, political, and technological systems, and how images shape both ways of seeing and relations of power.

The selection features 29 films divided into 10 curated programmes. The programmes include Harun Farocki’s landmark works—such as Inextinguishable Fire (1969), Images of the World and the Inscription of War (1988), and Serious Games (2009–2010)—as well as early shorts, rarely seen films, and works originally conceived for installation.

The programme is placed in conversation with Parallel I–IV (2012–2014), Farocki’s final and landmark multi-channel installation. Hosted at Goethe-Institut Thailand, this four-part work traces the evolution of computer-generated imagery and reflects on how digital environments reshape reality and experience.

Complementing the programme, an Artist Talk, Labour in a Single Shot, led by Antje Ehmann, introduces the global project she initiated with Farocki in 2011, documenting contemporary forms of work through single-take videos.

Harun Farocki: Films and Installations, 1966–2014 is being shown as part of the Bangkok International Film Festival, in cooperation with the Goethe-Institut Thailand and the Harun Farocki GbR.

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About the Curators

Pathompong Manakitsomboon

Pathompong Manakitsomboon is a curator and researcher based in Chiang Mai and Bangkok. His work focuses on media art and the moving image, bridging curatorial practice with filmmaking. He is also a founding member of Stack, a platform for media art and emerging technologies based in Thailand. He has curated numerous film festivals and exhibitions. His research interests revolve around new media studies and transmedia, with a focus on materiality, technology, and human consciousness. Pathompong holds an MA in Film Curating (Distinction) from Birkbeck, University of London.
 

Antje Ehmann

Antje Ehmann is a curator, author, and artist. She studied literature, philosophy, and media studies, and has worked for several film festivals. She has curated numerous group and solo exhibitions in museums and galleries worldwide, together with Carles Guerra, Okwui Enwezor, Marius Babias, and others. Active as a video artist and co-editor of multiple books, she conducted workshops and exhibitions of the project Labour in a Single Shot together with Harun Farocki from 2011 to 2014, and—after 2017—with Eva Stotz and Luis Feduchi. The project was presented at the Venice Biennale in 2013 and 2015.