The Crossing
E443977
The Crossing is a renowned video art installation by Bill Viola that explores themes of transformation and spirituality through slow-motion imagery of a figure engulfed alternately by fire and water.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Crossing canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4483104 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Crossing Context triple: [Bill Viola, notableWork, The Crossing]
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A.
The Crossing
The Crossing is a 1994 novel by Cormac McCarthy, the second book in his Border Trilogy, following a young cowboy’s harrowing journeys between the United States and Mexico.
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B.
The Crossing
The Crossing is a crime novel by Michael Connelly featuring detective Harry Bosch teaming up with defense attorney Mickey Haller to investigate a complex murder case.
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C.
De Oversteek
De Oversteek is a modern road bridge over the River Waal in Nijmegen, the Netherlands, commemorating a historic World War II river crossing.
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D.
From the Other Shore
From the Other Shore is a collection of philosophical and political essays by Russian thinker Alexander Herzen, reflecting on European revolutions, socialism, and the fate of Russia in the mid-19th century.
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E.
Three Crosses
Three Crosses is a village on the Gower Peninsula in Swansea, Wales, known as one of the first officially designated villages in Britain.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Crossing Target entity description: The Crossing is a renowned video art installation by Bill Viola that explores themes of transformation and spirituality through slow-motion imagery of a figure engulfed alternately by fire and water.
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A.
The Crossing
The Crossing is a 1994 novel by Cormac McCarthy, the second book in his Border Trilogy, following a young cowboy’s harrowing journeys between the United States and Mexico.
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B.
The Crossing
The Crossing is a crime novel by Michael Connelly featuring detective Harry Bosch teaming up with defense attorney Mickey Haller to investigate a complex murder case.
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C.
De Oversteek
De Oversteek is a modern road bridge over the River Waal in Nijmegen, the Netherlands, commemorating a historic World War II river crossing.
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D.
From the Other Shore
From the Other Shore is a collection of philosophical and political essays by Russian thinker Alexander Herzen, reflecting on European revolutions, socialism, and the fate of Russia in the mid-19th century.
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E.
Three Crosses
Three Crosses is a village on the Gower Peninsula in Swansea, Wales, known as one of the first officially designated villages in Britain.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
single-channel video
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video art installation ⓘ |
| artMovement | contemporary video art ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| creator | Bill Viola NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| depicts |
fire
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human figure ⓘ water ⓘ |
| displayRequirement |
darkened room
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large projection surface ⓘ sound system ⓘ |
| educationalUse |
frequently discussed in video art studies
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used as example of time-based installation art ⓘ |
| exhibitionType | gallery installation ⓘ |
| exploresConcept |
duality of elements
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impermanence ⓘ purification ⓘ ritual ⓘ transcendence ⓘ |
| genre |
contemporary art
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video art ⓘ |
| hasFormat | large-scale projection ⓘ |
| hasReception | critical acclaim in contemporary art discourse ⓘ |
| hasStyle |
high-contrast lighting
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meditative pacing ⓘ minimalist staging ⓘ |
| hasSubjectMatter |
elemental symbolism
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natural forces ⓘ solitary figure ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Eastern and Western spiritual practices
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mystical and religious traditions ⓘ |
| intendedExperience |
contemplative experience
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immersive viewing ⓘ |
| language | none (non-verbal work) ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
destruction and renewal
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life and death ⓘ spirituality ⓘ the sublime ⓘ transformation ⓘ |
| narrativeElement |
figure engulfed by fire
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figure engulfed by water ⓘ |
| notableFor |
meditative temporal scale
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spiritual iconography without explicit religion ⓘ use of extreme slow motion ⓘ |
| partOf | Bill Viola’s body of spiritual video works ⓘ |
| usesMedium |
projected video
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sound ⓘ |
| visualEffect | slow motion imagery ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Crossing Description of subject: The Crossing is a renowned video art installation by Bill Viola that explores themes of transformation and spirituality through slow-motion imagery of a figure engulfed alternately by fire and water.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.