A contemporary video artist, Gary Hill, whose studio is in Seattle, Washington, focuses on relationships between electronic images and language. Among his video titles are Soundings, Mediations, Around & About, Windows, Bathing and Sums and Differences. He says his inspiration comes from many sources including books, a phrase or word he sees, and references to his own life including his daughter who, at age eight, he recorded reading text 'uniquely' from the philosopher Ludwig Wittgenstein. In 2001, he was an artist-in-residence at a neighborhood in Marseille, France, and had many experiences with Algerian immigrants that have been reflected in his video art.

Since 1973, Gary Hi...