录像艺术的时空之维--比尔·维奥拉访谈

An Interview with Bill Viola

比尔·维奥拉(1951-),出生于美国纽约,是录像艺术的重要先驱之一。在这篇访谈中,维奥拉回顾了自己从大学起结缘录像,到后来以录像为事业的人生经历,涵盖了他多年在录像艺术领域的一系列探索与思考。在对谈中,维奥拉与贝卢尔探讨了录像艺术与数字技术、计算机、电视、电影、视频游戏、视频光盘等媒介、科技、文化层面的关系。通过这篇访谈,可以看出维奥拉注重录像艺术的技术化,科技发展的人性化,他的作品总是试图在个性与科技之间取得观念性的平衡。

In this interview,Viola reflects on his life experiences from his college when he was first introduced to video to his career with video art,covering a series of practices and theories he has made over the years.In their discussion,Viola and Bellour share their views on the development of video art and digital technology,computers,television,cinema,video games,video discs,with a focus on technology,culture,and media.Through this interview,it is clear that Viola values the intellectual side of video art and the physical side of technology,and that his works always try to strike a conceptual balance between humanity and technology.