Bill Viola Movies

  • 1975
    A Non-Dairy Creamer

    A Non-Dairy Creamer

    A Non-Dairy Creamer

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    Viola describes A Non-Dairy Creamer as "the eradication of the individual by self-consumption." The artist's face, visible only as a reflected image...

    A Non-Dairy Creamer
  • 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
  • 1976
    The Space Between the Teeth

    The Space Between the Teeth

    The Space Between the Teeth

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    The Space Between the Teeth is based on the structure of acoustic phenomena and the psychological dynamics of a man screaming at the end of a long...

    The Space Between the Teeth
  • 2011
    A Phrase from Chris

    A Phrase from Chris

    A Phrase from Chris

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    “Transfiguration refers to a rare process whereby both the substance and essence of an entity is reconfigured. In physical terms, a...

    A Phrase from Chris
  • 2012
    Walking on the Edge

    Walking on the Edge

    Walking on the Edge

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    This work represents the inevitable separation of father and son as they take separate paths in their life's journey. Two men arrive in the desert...

    Walking on the Edge
  • 1975
    Playing Soul Music to My Freckles

    Playing Soul Music to My Freckles

    Playing Soul Music to My Freckles

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    Playing Soul Music to My Freckles is a minimalist performance in which a bare loudspeaker, playing an Aretha Franklin song, is seen on the artist's...

    Playing Soul Music to My Freckles