Ancient of Days

Ancient of Days

1982
12m
7.1

7.1/10

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Overview

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.

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Language: EN

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Production Information

Production Companies
National Endowment for the Arts New York State Council on the Arts
Production Countries
United States of America

Quick Facts

Release Date October 12, 1982
Status Released
Language EN
IMDb ID tt1798599

Cast

Key Crew

Bill Viola
Director

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