Bill Viola: The Messenger
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Where: The Dowse Art Museum, 45 Laings Rd, Lower Hutt Show map
Restrictions: All Ages
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- Admission: Free
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Leading our International Arts Festival line-up is The Messenger, a captivating video work by acclaimed American artist Bill Viola. Viola has led video art and installation for more than 35 years, exploring the phenomena of sense perception as a ‘path to self-knowledge’. The Messenger envelops its viewers in an entrancing underwater world of image and sound that has been described as ‘eye-opening’ and ‘life-affirming’. This is the first time a major work by Bill Viola has been exhibited in New Zealand.
The Messenger was inspired by the 11th century Norman architecture of the UK’s Durham Cathedral where it premiered in 1996. It consists simply of a young man rising to the surface of a pool of water, gasping for breath, and then submerging again - the drama unfolds slowly, breathtakingly, commanding the viewer to notice every exquisite detail and find meaning in the smallest action.
Image: Bill Viola, The Messenger, 1996. Video/sound installation. Photo: Kira Perov
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