The Reflecting Pool
6.7
Viola's seminal piece, The Reflecting Pool, was made three decades ago on analogue video tape and yet could easily pass for a contemporary digital piece; in it, Viola emerges as central protagonist from a thick forest into a clearing filled by an artificial pool. As the noise of an aeroplane slowly passes and fades overhead, Viola approaches the edge of the pool, whereby he removes his shoes, squats down yelling and then prepares to make a powerful jump.
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Bill Viola Director · Mike Balanger Editor Bruce Hutter Editor
United States release December 5, 1979 · Produced in United States · Languages English, No dialogue
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National Endowment for the Arts
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New York State Council on the Arts
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United States
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English
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English · No dialogue
Release dates
United States · December 5, 1979
Premiere · Media Study/Buffalo
Netherlands
May 10, 2010 · Physical · DVD
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