You can always tell in a movie when they are setting you up for something. If someone leaves an important object on the table and walks away, the camera will have some way of indicating that to you. Bill Viola cameraimportantindicate Change image and share on social
The future art historians are going to be software guys who are going to go into the depths of the code to find out what was changed hundreds of years before. Bill Viola artchangecode Change image and share on social
You are just as qualified as any expert to make a judgment and have a feeling or a response to any work of art. Bill Viola artexpertfelt Change image and share on social
I would prefer to be forgotten, then rediscovered in a different age. Bill Viola ageforgetprefer Change image and share on social
I came of age at the end of the 1960s, just when video was also coming into the world. Companies such as Sony and Panasonic were starting to market it and we artists immediately knew how it could be used. Bill Viola 1960sageartist share on social
In the 1970s, a lot of critics didn't understand video. I got a lot of bad reviews. But film-makers didn't understand what we were doing, either. There were actual fistfights between film-makers and video-makers. I was witness to one. Bill Viola 1970sactualbad share on social
When you're making video, you're giving structure to time, which is what a composer does. Bill Viola composergivemake Change image and share on social
I cry a lot. Usually once a day. I think it's one of the most profound forms of human expression. Bill Viola crydayexpression Change image and share on social
There is a big push that we all are engaged in, in wanting to have the newest in innovation - and I think that's all really great. But I also feel that human beings need to be aware of, and grounded in, history. Bill Viola awarebeingbig share on social
This thing called the camera, that takes everything in equally, taught me a lot about how to see. Bill Viola callcameraequally Change image and share on social