This diptych opens with the image of two parallel streams of falling water. A female torso moves into the background of the left screen while a male torso mirrors her on the right. Both figures move slowly to the foreground and into the light, cupping and bathing their hands in the water for several minutes until they fade away into silhouettes. Viola has described this work as a kind of purification ceremony akin to those one would experience in a Japanese Zen temple.
Bill Viola
Director
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Bedrooms and Hallways60%
Epic65%
Tricked: The Documentary61%
The Master70%
The Black Pirate67%
Warrior78%
Hard Target65%
Whale Rider70%
Mr. Nobody77%
Don't Worry Darling67%
Dick Tracy61%
Eaux d'Artifice63%
The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh72%
The Color of Money68%
Dangerous59%
Aquaman69%
The Debt Collector58%
The Beaver63%
Collateral Beauty72%
