The passing [videorecording] / Bill Viola. [1991]

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The passing [videorecording] / Bill Viola. [1991]

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/615830747

Viola explores the passing of time through images of a newborn baby, his deceased mother, and himself, submerged under water. Scenes of dreams and waking life meld together to reveal the space between the conscious and the subconscious as Viola represents his own mortality.

1 videocassette of 1 (U-matic) (5 min.) : sd., b&w ; 3/4 in. original (2 copies)

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Viola, Bill, 1951-....

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Bill Viola is an internationally recognized media artist and writer. He received his B.F.A. in 1973 from Syracuse University where he studied visual art and electronic music. Since the 1970's Viola has created videotapes, architectural video installations, sound environments, electronic music performances, flat panel video pieces, and works for television broadcast. From the description of Anthem [videorecording] / Bill Viola. [1983] (Getty Research Institute). WorldCat record id: 66...