THE GALLERY & LIBRARY OF VISUAL ARTS

BILL VIOLA, THE PASSIONS, EXPLORES THE THEMES OF HUMAN PERCEPTION AND THE CYCLICAL NOTION OF HUMAN EXPERIENCE.
VIOLA USING DIGITAL MEDIA TO DOCUMENT THE EMOTIONAL RANGE OF THE HUMAN CONDITION ATTEMPTS TO RECORD THE EFFECT SPACE HAS ON HUMAN EMOTIONS. VIOLA COMMENTS: IT`S THE MOVEMENT OF THE VIEWER IN THE SPACE THAT UNFOLDS THE NARRATIVE- YOU ENGAGE THE VIEWER`S BODY, AND THE RELATIONSHIP TO THE IMAGE BECOME MUCH MORE PERSONAL.