Because we live in an industrialized, fast-paced world that prefers that the soul remain asleep.
Bill ViolaI hope we'll be able to see that in our lifetime: the end of the camera! When I'm in Paris, I'll buy a big bottle of champagne and I'll save it for that day, for the day when they'll be no more camera.
Bill ViolaThe human brain is probably one of the most complex single objects on the face of the earth; I think it is, quite honestly.
Bill ViolaThe fundamental aspect of video is not the image, even though you can stand in amazement at what can be done electronically, how images can be manipulated and the really extraordinary creative possibilities. For me the essential basis of video is the movement - something that exists at the moment and changes in the next moment.
Bill Viola