I will have spent my life trying to understand the function of remembering, which is not the opposite of forgetting, but rather its lining. We do not remember. We rewrite memory much as history is rewritten. How can one remember thirst?
...after a certain quantity, photos apparently taken by chance, postcards chosen according to a passing mood, begin to trace an itinerary, to map the… - Chris Marker
...after a certain quantity, photos apparently taken by chance, postcards chosen according to a passing mood, begin to trace an itinerary, to map the…
- Chris Marker
An object dies when the gaze that lights on it has disappeared. - Chris Marker
An object dies when the gaze that lights on it has disappeared.
Nothing sorts out memories from ordinary moments. It is only later that they claim remembrance, when they show their scars. - Chris Marker
Nothing sorts out memories from ordinary moments. It is only later that they claim remembrance, when they show their scars.
We feel more emotion... before an amateur photograph linked to our own life history than before the work of a Great Photographer, because his domain … - Chris Marker
We feel more emotion... before an amateur photograph linked to our own life history than before the work of a Great Photographer, because his domain …
I’ve been round the world several times and now only banality still interests me. - Chris Marker
I’ve been round the world several times and now only banality still interests me.
In another time I guess I would have been content with filming girls and cats. But you don’t choose your time. - Chris Marker
In another time I guess I would have been content with filming girls and cats. But you don’t choose your time.
I will have spent my life trying to understand the function of remembering, which is not the opposite of forgetting, but rather its lining. We do not… - Chris Marker
I will have spent my life trying to understand the function of remembering, which is not the opposite of forgetting, but rather its lining. We do not…
Who said that time heals all wounds? It would be better to say that time heals everything - except wounds. With time, the hurt of separation loses it… - Chris Marker
Who said that time heals all wounds? It would be better to say that time heals everything - except wounds. With time, the hurt of separation loses it…
When men die, they enter history. When statues die, they enter art. This botany of death is what we call culture. - Chris Marker
When men die, they enter history. When statues die, they enter art. This botany of death is what we call culture.
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