Bill Viola Movies

  • 2001
    Four Hands

    Four Hands

    Four Hands

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    The hands of three generations are seen in this work – a young boy, father, mother and grandmother. Slowly and deliberately, the four pairs of...

    Four Hands
  • 1992
    Slowly Turning Narrative

    Slowly Turning Narrative

    Slowly Turning Narrative

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    Slowly Turning Narrative includes two projections on a large central rotating screen. One presents images of virtually everything that constitutes...

    Slowly Turning Narrative
  • 1977
    Sweet Light

    Sweet Light

    Sweet Light

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    Using a camera moving along a predetermined path to create the effect of a simulated zoom, Sweet Light refers to the seduction of illumination,...

    Sweet Light
  • 1976
    Truth Through Mass Individuation

    Truth Through Mass Individuation

    Truth Through Mass Individuation

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    The title of Truth Through Mass Individuation references Carl Jung. An isolated figure is seen performing successively more aggressive actions...

    Truth Through Mass Individuation
  • 1984
    Reverse Television - Portraits of Viewers

    Reverse Television - Portraits of Viewers

    Reverse Television - Portraits of Viewers

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    "Reverse Television" was created in the mid-1980's by video artist Bill Viola. The 30-second portraits were about portraiture and the idea of a...

    Reverse Television - Portraits of Viewers
  • 1977
    The Wheel of Becoming

    The Wheel of Becoming

    The Wheel of Becoming

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    Viola describes The Wheel of Becoming as concerning "the notion of the parallel nature of reality, that is, simultaneous events separated in space."...

    The Wheel of Becoming
  • 1975
    A Million Other Things (2)

    A Million Other Things (2)

    A Million Other Things (2)

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    In A Million Other Things (2), changes in light and sound on the edge of a pond during an eight-hour period from day to night are composed in...

    A Million Other Things (2)
  • 1977
    The Morning After the Night of Power

    The Morning After the Night of Power

    The Morning After the Night of Power

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    The title of The Morning After the Night of Power refers to a passage of the Koran in which angels descend from the heavens to impart the divine...

    The Morning After the Night of Power