Bill Viola

VENICE, ITALY.- Bill Viola has created a major new work to be presented at the 52nd International Art Exhibition La Biennale di Venezia. Entitled Ocean Without a Shore, 2007, the three-screen High Definition video and sound installation was inspired by its setting – the 15th century intimate Venetian church of San Gallo.
Ocean Without a Shore presents a cyclical progression of images that describes a series of encounters at the intersection between life and death. Located near the Piazza San Marco the church of San Gallo was formerly a private chapel, and Viola directly incorporates its internal architecture into his piece, using the three existing stone altars as video screens. Lire la suite http://www.artdaily.com/section/news/index.asp?int_sec=2&int_new=20094