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Robert Wilson — Salma Hayek (VOOM Series)
Robert Wilson

Salma Hayek (VOOM Series)

A hypnotic video portrait by theater and visual art luminary Robert Wilson, this work captures actress Salma Hayek in his signature style of slow, dreamlike movement and stark, theatrical lighting. Part of Wilson's celebrated VOOM Portraits series, the piece transforms its subject into an almost mythic figure, suspended between stillness and motion. The artist's precise control of light, sound, and time elevates the portrait beyond documentation, creating a meditative experience that blurs the boundary between cinema, performance, and fine art.

Medium
video with sound, on artist's viewing monitor

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February 29, 2016

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Robert Wilson, Salma Hayek (VOOM Series)

A hypnotic video portrait by theater and visual art luminary Robert Wilson, this work captures actress Salma Hayek in his signature style of slow, dreamlike movement and stark, theatrical lighting. Part of Wilson's celebrated VOOM Portraits series, the piece transforms its subject into an almost mythic figure, suspended between stillness and motion. The artist's precise control of light, sound, and time elevates the portrait beyond documentation, creating a meditative experience that blurs the boundary between cinema, performance, and fine art.

Medium
video with sound, on artist's viewing monitor
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

Experimental, Digital Media, Visual Art, Performance, Portrait, Modern, Sound, Video Art, Moving Image, Contemporary

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