
The Crossing (1996)

The Crossing (1996)
Overview
In this work's left panel, The Crossing (1996), a walking male figure is consumed by fire on a 27-foot vertical plasma screen projection while in the accompanying right panel, The Crossing, Video 2 (1996), the same man struggles under a deluge of water.
Starring Cast
Rating & Dimensions
Not Rated
Overview
In this work's left panel, The Crossing (1996), a walking male figure is consumed by fire on a 27-foot vertical plasma screen projection while in the accompanying right panel, The Crossing, Video 2 (1996), the same man struggles under a deluge of water.
Starring Cast
Detailed Bias Analysis
Primary
The film is a video art installation exploring universal themes of spiritual transformation, destruction, and the human condition through elemental forces. Its focus on metaphysical and existential concepts, rather than societal or political issues, renders it apolitical.
This video art piece features archetypal figures experiencing elemental forces, with casting that aligns with traditional mainstream representation. The abstract nature of the work means it does not engage with social critiques or explicit DEI themes within its narrative.
Secondary
Bill Viola's 'The Crossing' is an abstract video art installation exploring themes of destruction and purification through symbolic imagery. It does not feature narrative characters or plot, and therefore contains no identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes, resulting in an N/A rating.
Bill Viola's "The Crossing" (1996) is a video art installation featuring symbolic imagery of a figure consumed by fire and water. It does not contain narrative characters or explore themes related to transsexual identity, resulting in no depiction.
The Crossing by Bill Viola is a video art installation featuring a man and a woman experiencing elemental forces. It does not contain any narrative or scenes of physical combat, therefore no female characters engage in or win fights against male opponents.
Bill Viola's "The Crossing" is a video art installation featuring original archetypal figures, not adaptations of pre-existing characters from source material or history. Therefore, the concept of a gender swap does not apply.
Bill Viola's "The Crossing" (1996) is a video art installation featuring original figures created for the piece. There is no prior source material, canon, or historical record establishing the race of these figures that could be subject to a race swap.
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