1 Paris: Invisible City Bruno Latour & Emilie Hermant Translated from the French by Liz Carey-Libbrecht Corrected February 2006 by Valérie Pihet This translation is being given free of charge, please do not use it without acknowledging the original source on the web and the original printed version in French: Bruno Latour. and Emilie Hermant (1998). Paris ville invisible. Paris: La Découverte-Les Empêcheurs de penser en rond. This text is not understandable without the pictures. It is provided simply to help those who have difficulty tracing the complete text on the web. -------------------- Paris, the City of Light, so open to the gaze of artists and tourists, so often photographed, the subject of so many glossy books, that we tend to forget the problems of thousands of engineers, technicians, civil servants, inhabitants and shopkeepers in making it visible. The aim of this sociological opera is to wander through the city, in texts and images, exploring some of the reasons why it cannot be captured at a glance. Our photographic exploration takes us first to places usually hidden from passers-by, in which the countless techniques making Parisians' lives possible are elaborated (water services, police force, ring road: various "oligopticons" from which the city is seen in its entirety). This helps us to grasp the importance of ordinary objects, starting with the street furniture constituting part of inhabitants' daily environment and enabling them to move about in the city without losing their way. It also makes us attentive to practical problems posed by the coexistence of such large numbers of people on such a small surface area. All these unusual visits may eventually enable us to take a new look at a more theoretical question on the
Welcome message from author
This document is posted to help you gain knowledge. Please leave a comment to let me know what you think about it! Share it to your friends and learn new things together.
Transcript
8/8/2019 Paris Invisible City
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/paris-invisible-city 1/103
8/8/2019 Paris Invisible City
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/paris-invisible-city 2/103
8/8/2019 Paris Invisible City
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/paris-invisible-city 3/103
8/8/2019 Paris Invisible City
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/paris-invisible-city 4/103
8/8/2019 Paris Invisible City
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/paris-invisible-city 5/103
8/8/2019 Paris Invisible City
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/paris-invisible-city 6/103
8/8/2019 Paris Invisible City
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/paris-invisible-city 7/103
8/8/2019 Paris Invisible City
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/paris-invisible-city 8/103
8/8/2019 Paris Invisible City
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/paris-invisible-city 9/103
8/8/2019 Paris Invisible City
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/paris-invisible-city 10/103
8/8/2019 Paris Invisible City
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/paris-invisible-city 11/103
8/8/2019 Paris Invisible City
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/paris-invisible-city 12/103
8/8/2019 Paris Invisible City
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/paris-invisible-city 13/103
8/8/2019 Paris Invisible City
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/paris-invisible-city 14/103
8/8/2019 Paris Invisible City
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/paris-invisible-city 15/103
8/8/2019 Paris Invisible City
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/paris-invisible-city 16/103
8/8/2019 Paris Invisible City
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/paris-invisible-city 17/103
8/8/2019 Paris Invisible City
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/paris-invisible-city 18/103
8/8/2019 Paris Invisible City
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/paris-invisible-city 19/103
8/8/2019 Paris Invisible City
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/paris-invisible-city 20/103
8/8/2019 Paris Invisible City
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/paris-invisible-city 21/103
8/8/2019 Paris Invisible City
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/paris-invisible-city 22/103
8/8/2019 Paris Invisible City
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/paris-invisible-city 23/103
8/8/2019 Paris Invisible City
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/paris-invisible-city 24/103
8/8/2019 Paris Invisible City
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/paris-invisible-city 25/103
8/8/2019 Paris Invisible City
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/paris-invisible-city 26/103
8/8/2019 Paris Invisible City
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/paris-invisible-city 27/103
8/8/2019 Paris Invisible City
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/paris-invisible-city 28/103
8/8/2019 Paris Invisible City
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/paris-invisible-city 29/103
8/8/2019 Paris Invisible City
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/paris-invisible-city 30/103
8/8/2019 Paris Invisible City
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/paris-invisible-city 31/103
8/8/2019 Paris Invisible City
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/paris-invisible-city 32/103
8/8/2019 Paris Invisible City
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/paris-invisible-city 33/103
8/8/2019 Paris Invisible City
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/paris-invisible-city 34/103
8/8/2019 Paris Invisible City
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/paris-invisible-city 35/103
8/8/2019 Paris Invisible City
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/paris-invisible-city 36/103
8/8/2019 Paris Invisible City
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/paris-invisible-city 37/103
8/8/2019 Paris Invisible City
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/paris-invisible-city 38/103
8/8/2019 Paris Invisible City
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/paris-invisible-city 39/103
8/8/2019 Paris Invisible City
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/paris-invisible-city 40/103
8/8/2019 Paris Invisible City
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/paris-invisible-city 41/103
8/8/2019 Paris Invisible City
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/paris-invisible-city 42/103
8/8/2019 Paris Invisible City
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/paris-invisible-city 43/103
8/8/2019 Paris Invisible City
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/paris-invisible-city 44/103
8/8/2019 Paris Invisible City
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/paris-invisible-city 45/103
8/8/2019 Paris Invisible City
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/paris-invisible-city 46/103
8/8/2019 Paris Invisible City
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/paris-invisible-city 47/103
8/8/2019 Paris Invisible City
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/paris-invisible-city 48/103
8/8/2019 Paris Invisible City
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/paris-invisible-city 49/103
8/8/2019 Paris Invisible City
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/paris-invisible-city 50/103
8/8/2019 Paris Invisible City
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/paris-invisible-city 51/103
8/8/2019 Paris Invisible City
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/paris-invisible-city 52/103
8/8/2019 Paris Invisible City
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/paris-invisible-city 53/103
8/8/2019 Paris Invisible City
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/paris-invisible-city 54/103
8/8/2019 Paris Invisible City
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/paris-invisible-city 55/103
8/8/2019 Paris Invisible City
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/paris-invisible-city 56/103
8/8/2019 Paris Invisible City
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/paris-invisible-city 57/103
8/8/2019 Paris Invisible City
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/paris-invisible-city 58/103
8/8/2019 Paris Invisible City
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/paris-invisible-city 59/103
8/8/2019 Paris Invisible City
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/paris-invisible-city 60/103
8/8/2019 Paris Invisible City
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/paris-invisible-city 61/103
8/8/2019 Paris Invisible City
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/paris-invisible-city 62/103
8/8/2019 Paris Invisible City
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/paris-invisible-city 63/103
8/8/2019 Paris Invisible City
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/paris-invisible-city 64/103
8/8/2019 Paris Invisible City
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/paris-invisible-city 65/103
8/8/2019 Paris Invisible City
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/paris-invisible-city 66/103
8/8/2019 Paris Invisible City
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/paris-invisible-city 67/103
8/8/2019 Paris Invisible City
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/paris-invisible-city 68/103
8/8/2019 Paris Invisible City
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/paris-invisible-city 69/103
8/8/2019 Paris Invisible City
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/paris-invisible-city 70/103
8/8/2019 Paris Invisible City
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/paris-invisible-city 71/103
8/8/2019 Paris Invisible City
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/paris-invisible-city 72/103
8/8/2019 Paris Invisible City
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/paris-invisible-city 73/103
8/8/2019 Paris Invisible City
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/paris-invisible-city 74/103
8/8/2019 Paris Invisible City
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/paris-invisible-city 75/103
8/8/2019 Paris Invisible City
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/paris-invisible-city 76/103
8/8/2019 Paris Invisible City
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/paris-invisible-city 77/103
8/8/2019 Paris Invisible City
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/paris-invisible-city 78/103
8/8/2019 Paris Invisible City
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/paris-invisible-city 79/103
8/8/2019 Paris Invisible City
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/paris-invisible-city 80/103
8/8/2019 Paris Invisible City
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/paris-invisible-city 81/103
8/8/2019 Paris Invisible City
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/paris-invisible-city 82/103
8/8/2019 Paris Invisible City
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/paris-invisible-city 83/103
8/8/2019 Paris Invisible City
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/paris-invisible-city 84/103
8/8/2019 Paris Invisible City
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/paris-invisible-city 85/103
8/8/2019 Paris Invisible City
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/paris-invisible-city 86/103
8/8/2019 Paris Invisible City
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/paris-invisible-city 87/103
8/8/2019 Paris Invisible City
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/paris-invisible-city 88/103
8/8/2019 Paris Invisible City
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/paris-invisible-city 89/103
8/8/2019 Paris Invisible City
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/paris-invisible-city 90/103
8/8/2019 Paris Invisible City
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/paris-invisible-city 91/103
8/8/2019 Paris Invisible City
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/paris-invisible-city 92/103
8/8/2019 Paris Invisible City
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/paris-invisible-city 93/103
8/8/2019 Paris Invisible City
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/paris-invisible-city 94/103
8/8/2019 Paris Invisible City
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/paris-invisible-city 95/103
8/8/2019 Paris Invisible City
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/paris-invisible-city 96/103
8/8/2019 Paris Invisible City
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/paris-invisible-city 97/103
8/8/2019 Paris Invisible City
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/paris-invisible-city 98/103
8/8/2019 Paris Invisible City
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/paris-invisible-city 99/103
8/8/2019 Paris Invisible City
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/paris-invisible-city 100/103
8/8/2019 Paris Invisible City
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/paris-invisible-city 101/103
8/8/2019 Paris Invisible City
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/paris-invisible-city 102/103
8/8/2019 Paris Invisible City
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/paris-invisible-city 103/103
Related Documents
