Bill Viola (New York, 1951) lives and works in Long Beach. Leading figure in the establishment of videoart as art form of our present day, his works are part of the most prestigious public and private collections. Among his noteworthy recent shows are The Talking Drum, The Vinyl Factory Space at Brewer Street Car Park, London (2015); Four works for St. Peter’s Chapel, Auckland Castle, Bishop Auckland (2015); Mary, St. Paul’s Cathedral, London (2015); Bill Viola: Transformation, Faurschou Foundation, Beijing (2015); Bill Viola: Passions, Kunstmuseum Bern and at the Cathedral of Bern, Berne (2014).