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Reasons for Knocking at an Empty House

1983 19 min 5.2

Overview

This haunting installment contains a solitary wood chair with headphones attached, facing a television monitor. A man (the artist himself), looking visibly fatigued, appears on the screen, sitting in his own chair. Here, the artist compels viewers into an intimate relationship: they sit at eye level with him, listening to the sound of his breathing through the headphones. —Guggenheim Bilbao Museoa.

Details

Status: Released
Release Date: 1983-08-06
Production: Bill Viola Studio