Review of The Passing (1992) by Catherine J — 27 Apr 2010
Profound meditation on the inevitabilites of life. Viola's videotapes so often depict the sensation of almost drowning or being surrounded by water, which Viola stated was a very personal feeling. The human figure submerged in water seems to juxtapose with birth, coinciding with death, and ruminates upon the anxiety of helplessness, and yet the trappings of 'fear' relating to everflowing time and transience almost disintegrate into a kind of acceptance, delving through the dark in understanding of a personal spirituality.
In essence, there is much to say about this important work because it encompasses and surrounds the central paths of life, submerges, like water, the sensation of being a foetus in the womb.
This review of The Passing (1992) was written by Catherine J on 27 Apr 2010.
The Passing has generally received positive reviews.
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