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Bill Viola

Directing·Jan 25, 1951·Queens, New York, USA

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A pioneer in the medium of video art, Bill Viola's work explores the spiritual and perceptual side of human experience. Since 1970 he has created videotapes, architectural video installations, sound environments, electronic music performances and pieces for television. Works include Hatsu Yume (First Dream), The Passing, and installations Room for St. John of the Cross, The Messenger and The Quintet of the Astonished, recently shown at the National Gallery, London in "Encounters, New Art from Old". A 25-year survey exhibition of his work organized by The Whitney Museum of American Art recently traveled to 6 institutions in the USA and Europe. MacArthur Fellow.

Film	Credit
Wagner: Tristan und Isolde2018 · Director	Director
MMary2016 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
Martyrs: Earth2014 · Director	Director
Martyrs: Water2014 · Director	Director
Martyrs: Fire2014 · Director	Director
Martyrs: Air2014 · Director	Director
Martyrs2014 · Director	Director
Inverted Birth2014 · Director	Director
Man Searching for Immortality/Woman Searching for Eternity2013 · Director	Director
The Dreamers2013 · Director	Director
The Encounter2012 · Director	Director
Walking on the Edge2012 · Director	Director
Traveling on Foot2012 · Director	Director
A Phrase from Chris2011 · Director	Director
The Innocents2008 · Director	Director
Three Women2008 · Director	Director
Ocean Without a Shore2007 · Director	Director
Poem B (The Guest House)2006 · Director	Director
Basin of Tears2005 · Director	Director
Ablutions2005 · Director	Director
Fire Woman2005 · Director	Director
Tristan’s Ascension (The Sound of a Mountain Under a Waterfall)2005 · Director	Director
The Tristan Project2004 · Director	Director
The Raft2004 · Writer, Director	Writer, Director
Emergence2003 · Director	Director
Going Forth By Day2002 · (segment "The Voyage"), Director, Writer	(segment "The Voyage"), Director, Writer
Fire Birth2002 · Director	Director
The Path2002 · Director	Director
The Voyage2002 · Gatekeeper, Director	Gatekeeper, Director
TThe Silent Sea2002 · Director	Director
Four Hands2001 · Director	Director
Catherine's Room2001 · Director	Director
Surrender2001 · Director	Director
The Quintet of the Astonished2000 · Director	Director
Anima2000 · Director	Director
Eternal Return2000 · Director	Director
AAscension2000 · Director	Director
The Crossing1996 · Director	Director
The Veiling1995 · Director	Director
Interval1995 · Director	Director
The Greeting1995 · Director	Director
Déserts1994 · Director, Director of Photography, Writer	Director, Director of Photography, Writer
The Passing1992 · Director	Director
Slowly Turning Narrative1992 · Director	Director
The Nantes Triptych1992 · Director	Director
Heaven and Earth1992 · Director	Director
The Sleepers1992 · Director	Director
The Stopping Mind1990 · Director	Director
AAngel's Gate1989 · Director of Photography, Director	Director of Photography, Director
SSodium Vapor1986 · Director	Director
I Do Not Know What It Is I Am Like1986 · Director, Producer	Director, Producer
Silent Life1986 · Director	Director
Reverse Television - Portraits of Viewers1984 · Director	Director
RReasons for Knocking at an Empty House1983 · Actor, Writer, Director	Actor, Writer, Director
Anthem1983 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
Ancient of Days1982 · Director	Director
Hatsu Yume (First Dream)1981 · Director, Writer, Director of Photography, Producer	Director, Writer, Director of Photography, Producer
VVegetable Memory1980 · Director	Director
The Reflecting Pool1979 · Performer, Director, Writer, Director of Photography	Performer, Director, Writer, Director of Photography
Moonblood1979 · Director	Director
Chott el-Djerid (A Portrait in Light and Heat)1979 · Director	Director
MMoving Stillness: Mount Rainier 19791979 · Director	Director
MMemories Of Ancestral Power1977 · Director	Director
SSweet Light1977 · Director	Director
Memory Surfaces and Mental Prayers1977 · Director	Director
TThe Wheel of Becoming1977 · Director	Director
TThe Morning After the Night of Power1977 · Director	Director
He Weeps for You1977 · Director	Director
TTruth Through Mass Individuation1976 · Director	Director
The Space Between the Teeth1976 · Director	Director
Songs of Innocence1976 · Director	Director
JJunkyard Levitation1976 · Director	Director
FFour Songs1976 · Director	Director
Migration (for Jack Nelson)1976 · Actor, Director of Photography, Director	Actor, Director of Photography, Director
RReturn1975 · Actor, Director, Writer	Actor, Director, Writer
PPlaying Soul Music to My Freckles So They Won't Get Lonely1975 · Director	Director
AA Non-Dairy Creamer1975 · Director	Director
The Semi-Circular Canals1975 · Director	Director
AA Million Other Things (2)1975 · Director	Director
Red Tape: Collected Works1975 · Director	Director
Information1973 · Director	Director
TThe CrossingDirector	Director