The story of the creation, disappearance and reappearance of one of the most mysterious paintings in Western art.

L'Origine du Monde

He inhabits the world just like he inhabits his house: motionless. A serious accident nailed him there: in a house in the middle of a large garden. No longer can he dash around the world: day after day, he contemplates it from his house. He’s a filmmaker. He’s only ever lived to make movies.

Day After Day

This film enables us to understand the spiritual journey, the artistic quest and the technological experimentation of a pioneer of video art, Bill Viola, who has been described as a "sculptor of time".