Living in the water. Bill Viola at The Nordic Watercolour Museum, Sweden
Manuela Contino | 04/07/2012L’acclamato videoartista Bill Viola in mostra fino a 9 settembre al The Nordic Watercolour Museum di Skärhamn (Svezia) con una serie di lavori che hanno come tema centrale l’acqua. I video presentati sono: Ablutions (2005), Three Women (2008), Dissolution (2005), The Reflecting Pool (1978–79), The Passing (1991), The Messenger (1996), a cui si aggiunge il documentario The Eye of the Heart . La mostra traduce attraverso le immagini in movimento l’esperienza di trasformazione dell’acqua, tra nascita vita e morte.
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The accliamed videoartist Bill Viola, on show until 9 Septembre 2012 at The Nordic Watercolour Museum in Skärhamn (Sweden) with a series of works, where water is the central theme. The works are: Ablutions (2005), Three Women (2008), Dissolution (2005), The Reflecting Pool (1978–79), The Passing (1991), The Messenger (1996). The documentary The Eye of the Heart is also shown. With the help of moving images the exhibition invites the viewer to a fantastic experience where water narrates the transformation between birth, life, and death.
image credits: Bill Viola, The Messenger, 1996. Video and sound installation. Colour video on vertical wall screen in darkened room. Amplified stereo sound. Photo: Kira Perov