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In this article we present our research on the Rec Comtal, a medieval hydraulic infrastructure that provided water to the city of Barcelona. The Rec was abandoned at the end of the 20th century and is currently being recovered as a historical heritage site. In the article we are interested in understanding how the residents of Barcelona relate to the Rec, how the recovery plans might affect them, as the Rec raises questions about infrastructure as private, public or common heritage. Finally, the article considers in more general terms the importance of Imagination and images for an anthropology of infrastructures. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]