Bill Viola: The Road to St Paul’s
2017
This powerful documentary follows the world’s most influential video artist Bill Viola and his wife and close collaborator Kira Perov over a twelve year period as they undertake and complete the installation of two permanent video works , Mary and Martyrs (Earth, Air, Fire, Water) in St Paul’s Cathedral in London. In documenting the Viola’s approach the film captures the essence of his creative process (using actors and slow motion) along with the significant changes that occur in these two figures over the lengthy time period. It also looks back at the groundbreaking career of this seminal artist who since the early 1970s has taken video art to a new level of acceptance in contemporary art.
Church Times
November 13 2017
OXFORD TIMES
November 9 2017
The Times and The Sunday Times
November 3 2017
The Guardian
November 3 2017
Financial Times
February 1 2019