Rhythm 0
Rhythm 0 is probably one of my favorite performance art pieces ever. In my eighth artist piece for Marina Abramovic I can say that I have grown new respect for women and her in general. I don't know if I could be as strong or as comfortable with my body as she is. For those who doesn't know Rhythm 0 Marina surrounded by artist in her time period who all used their bodies for performance art as violent pieces she wanted to do something different instead of doing her own art work she let the audience create the artwork for her. She laid on a table and allowed the audience to do whatever they wished to her. She had a table laid out with items such as tape, a knife, a gun, a feather, a bullet, a whip, etc. The audience was allowed to do whatever they wished to her. Some did nothing some did a lot, but by the end of the performance she was bleeding and was naked. As she began walking towards the audience they all ran. I'm not sure if they were ashamed or just afraid but they ran. By the end of the night Marina looked into the mirror and had a long gray hair. Obviously she was under a lot of stress during the performance. This piece shows how concentrated and how dedicated she is. It shows how far a person can go without limits and with time to actually do it. We as a society like to push ourselves to the limit with everything we do. Rhythm 0 is a prime example of this.
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