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September 19, 2005
Bill Viola's Hatsu Yume
I was interested in what Bill Viola had to say about his piece Hatsu Yume, particularly in light of his other thoughts about the use of time in his pieces. Although he says that in this piece he focuses on the rock that remains unchanged, I think the changing pace of the people walking around it would draw most of the attention of the viewer. He comments that the key element of his art is the experience he creates for the viewer, but in his analysis of this piece he seems to deviate from this. He focuses on his intent and original idea, without regard for the fact that his experiments with frame rates will naturallly distract and absorb the viewer. The notion that the rock is changing at all (just more slowly) would probably not impress itself upon most viewers.
I do, however have a good deal of respect for his intent in this piece, as well as his thoughts ont he relationship between space and sound.
Posted by Andrew Maskin at September 19, 2005 11:45 PM