Ancient of Days
Ancient of Days is a remarkable series of "canons and fugues for video" that comprises Viola's most sophisticated structural and metaphorical explorations of time. Mathematical notations of precise time-code editing were applied to construct illustrations of temporal symmetry, duality and transposition — time-based equivalents of musical compositional principles such as counterpoint and serialism. Astonishing temporal interventions — a 180-degree pan gazing downward on a New York City street that progresses from day to night, an image of Mount Rainier in which the foreground and background unfold in different time planes — unfold as symbolic transformations of natural and urban landscapes.
Year: 1982
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Studio: National Endowment for the Arts, New York State Council on the Arts
Director: Bill Viola
Cast:
Crew: Bill Viola (Director), Kira Perov (Director of Photography), Kira Perov (Production Assistant)
Runtime: 12 minutes
Release: Oct 12, 1982
IMDb: 7.10/10 by 9 users
Popularity: 2
Country: United States of America
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Budget: 0
Revenue: 0
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