The Raft

The Raft 2004

1

A small crowd of people are gathered in wait when they are suddenly struck by a massive onslaught of water.

2004

The Reflecting Pool

The Reflecting Pool 1979

5.60

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.

1979

I Do Not Know What It Is I Am Like

I Do Not Know What It Is I Am Like 1986

6.70

"I Do Not Know What It Is that I Am Like" juxtaposes images of animals, both wild and domestic, and natural environments with human activity as it takes place in an apartment, and during a fire walking ceremony in Fiji. Documentary-style footage is combined with staged events. Despite the piece's lack of a traditional narrative, it bears some relationship to nature works. The segment features material from "Il Corpo Scuro (The dark body)" - animals and natural environments are seen up close and at a distance.

1986

Anthem

Anthem 1983

6.30

A series of shots depicting "America" are laid over a classic Gregorian Chant recreated through the distortion of a woman's screams.

1983

Hatsu Yume (First Dream)

Hatsu Yume (First Dream) 1981

6.40

With a title referring to Japanese folklore, wherein things done on the first day of a new year are significant, the film - an ardent dream entirely shot in Japan - stands as a spiritual allegory equating light and dark with life and death.

1981