Collecting the Ashes of Time: The Temporality and Materiality of Industrial Ruins in Wang Bing's West of the Tracks

Author: Zhang, Ling

Source: Asian Cinema, Volume 20, Number 1, March 2012 , pp. 16-34(19)

Publisher: Intellect

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Abstract:

Most of the prominent cinematic renderings (both fictional and non-fictional) of war ruins and calamities emerged after World War II. The cinematic exploration and representation of ruins has persisted until the present, expanding and enriching the spectator's viewing experience and providing a unique opportunity for the profound contemplation of temporality and materiality. digital video serves as a new and vigorous medium in which to represent industrial ruins. One of the most outstanding examples of this new medium is Chinese filmmaker Wang Bing's nine-hour documentary West of the Tracks.

Keywords: Ruins; West of the tracks; indudtrial ruins; documentary; temporality; materiality

Document Type: Research article

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1386/ac.20.1.16_1

Publication date: 2012-03-08

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Asian Cinema is a seminal journal, which has been published since 1995 by the Asian Cinema Studies Society under the stewardship of Professor John Lent. From 2012 Asian Cinema will be published by Intellect as part of our Film Studies journal portfolio. The journal currently publishes a variety of scholarly material - including research articles, interviews, book and film reviews and bibliographies - on all forms and aspects of Asian cinema. The journal's broad aim is to advance understanding and knowledge of the rich traditions of the various Asian cinemas, thereby making an invaluable contribution to the field of Film Studies in general.
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