From Pause to Imagination:Reconstruction of the Sense of Place and Production of Visibility in City Promos
In anticipation of the Winter Olympics and the Universiade,Beijing and Chengdu have released a series of city promotional videos,resulting in the creation of distinct video spaces.Viewed through the theoretical lens of Space Production,these spaces are considered products of society,adhering to a specific mode of production.From the perspective of human geography and experiential aspects,the visual perception mode and symbolic mode obscure the physical space,leading to a reconstruction of the sense of place.In this context,imagination takes precedence and alters the meaning of space.Images give rise to an imaginative spatial schema,a perfect heterotopia symbolizing an unparalleled order.This space achieves a marvelous visibility stemming from the chemical reaction between real city images and human habitation dreams.It evolves from the image dialectics of real scenes and virtual images,fragments and wholes,fake instruments,and true images.The unique nature inherent in the structural composition establishes a visibility generation logic grounded in pure visual media.This,in turn,broadens the practical vision and critical resources within the realm of city geography.
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