Question

What are different ways that time is experienced in Bill Viola room for St. John of the Cross are

Answer 1

Answer and Explanation:

Room for St John is about the concept of time in several different ways. It consists of a black room in the center of a darkened space. A small window discloses the interior of the cell which is softly lit space. That lit space contains only a table with a pitcher, a water glass, and a video monitor. Behind the projected cell is a moving image of mountains with storm clouds escort by the sounds of a storm. The moving clouds represent that time is passing. And the storm signifies the disorder of the earliest period creation. The clouds also represent a facility to rise above the events of each day. It includes regular beatings. St john found each day, the water and the light within the cell represents the eternal life-giving power of God. Each day  order out of the chaos in which he found his life to be. It also shows that God moves upon the face of the waters freshly.