“The two forces that have done the most to shape who we are as human beings, both inside and out, and throughout history, are technology and revelation.”
– Bill Viola, quoting Huston Smith in a 2009 interview
Bill Viola (b. 1951), "The Fall Into Paradise," 2005, single-channel video installation, high definition, color, sound; 09:58 minutes, Smithsonian American Art Museum, copyright 2005, Bill Viola, museum purchase through the Luisita L. and Franz H. Denghausen Endowment, 2012.56
