Reasons for Knocking at an Empty House (1983)

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.

Released

1983-08-06

Genres

Drama

Runtime

19 min

Status

Released

Directed / written by

Bill Viola

TMDB rating

5.2/10 from 4 votes