Bill Viola Movies

  • 1977
    The Wheel of Becoming

    The Wheel of Becoming

    The Wheel of Becoming

    01977HD

    Viola describes The Wheel of Becoming as concerning "the notion of the parallel nature of reality, that is, simultaneous events separated in space."...

    The Wheel of Becoming
  • 2000
    Eternal Return

    Eternal Return

    Eternal Return

    02000HD

    Video on two flat-screen monitors with sound

    Eternal Return
  • 2013
    Man Searching for Immortality/Woman Searching for Eternity

    Man Searching for Immortality/Woman Searching for Eternity

    Man Searching for Immortality/Woman Searching for Eternity

    02013HD

    Two naked, life-sized figures, each around 70 years old, track torches across their aging epidermises as if rooting out the pattern of their pasts....

    Man Searching for Immortality/Woman Searching for Eternity
  • 2005
    Fire Woman

    Fire Woman

    Fire Woman

    82005HD

    2005. Video/sound installation. Performer: Robin Bonaccorsi.

    Fire Woman