Bill Viola Movies

  • 2003
    Emergence

    Emergence

    Emergence

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    Emergence
  • 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
  • 2012
    Traveling on Foot

    Traveling on Foot

    Traveling on Foot

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    Two figures are captured in slow motion, walking closely together, across a stretch of the Mojave Desert towards the camera, with no end in sight.

    Traveling on Foot
  • 1986
    Sodium Vapor

    Sodium Vapor

    Sodium Vapor

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    Writes Viola: "Sodium Vapor was recorded over a period of several weeks in the hours between one and five in the morning on the streets of an...

    Sodium Vapor
  • 1990
    The Stopping Mind

    The Stopping Mind

    The Stopping Mind

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    The video installation's alternation between slow and fast-moving images, as well as soft and loud sounds, represents faltering thought processes. A...

    The Stopping Mind
  • 1992
    Heaven and Earth

    Heaven and Earth

    Heaven and Earth

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    Continuously running video installation: in a small alcove, a wood column extends from the floor and ceiling, with a gap in the center formed by two...

    Heaven and Earth
  • 1992
    The Nantes Triptych

    The Nantes Triptych

    The Nantes Triptych

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    The three panels of Bill Viola’s triptych show video footage of birth (on the left), death (on the right) and a metaphorical journey between...

    The Nantes Triptych
  • 1995
    Interval

    Interval

    Interval

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    Video/sound installation featuring two channels of color video projections from opposite walls of a large, darkened gallery; custom video switching...

    Interval