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September 21, 2006
Bill Viola's notes
I like Viola's childish enthusiasm with simple visual "effects" that he accidentally discovers. He has a great sense of wonder for the world and the way we perceive it, and I wonder how he communicates that in his videos. He thinks a lot like a cognitive psychologist, trying to figure out the way we perceive our environment, the limitations of our perceptual system. I'm really curious to see his work, and whether or not this way of thinking comes through in it.
I don't really understand why he is so fascinated by the medium of television, as opposed to film. I am guessing television was a little different in the 70s? Or did he work with video for practical reasons? I wonder what he would think of television today - would he be greatly disappointed, or would he find some that of the shows that are on tv "offer us sight beyond the range of our everyday consciousness?"
Posted by Kyveli Vezani at September 21, 2006 12:33 PM