Artist’ready to die’ after allowing onlookers to do whatever to her for six hours discussed the long-term effects

After allowing onlookers to do whatever to her for six hours, an artist who was “ready to die” revealed the long-term effects it had on her health.

During the renowned ‘Rhythm 0’ performance in 1974, Marina Abramović set out seventy-two objects on a table and allowed people to use them anyway they pleased.

By the end, she acknowledged that she was “ready to die” and that she would accept full responsibility for everything that occurred to her.

Flowers, perfume, weaponry, and even a pistol were among the items.

Initially, people gave her the flowers or simply watched her stand motionless, but after six hours, Marina had been stripped of her clothes and had slashes on her body.

A loaded gun was once placed to her head, causing a brawl to break out among the crowd.

There was a price for the performance, which was intended to test the public’s tolerance.

Marina has talked about the long-term effects it had on her decades later, stating that it continued to have an effect on her for a while.

Flowers, perfume, weaponry, and even a pistol were among the items.

Initially, people gave her the flowers or simply watched her stand motionless, but after six hours, Marina had been stripped of her clothes and had slashes on her body.

A loaded gun was once placed to her head, causing a brawl to break out among the crowd.

There was a price for the performance, which was intended to test the public’s tolerance.

Marina has talked about the long-term effects it had on her decades later, stating that it continued to have an effect on her for a while.

In 2010, Marina performed a second extreme show (Dave Benett/Getty Images).
Marina performed another extreme show in 2010, this time in New York.

Marina arranged a table with an empty chair across from her at the Museum of Modern Art.

‘The Artist is Present’ was the name of the two-and-a-half-month-long performance.

For seven hours every day, Marina sat in the chair and invited others to sit in front of her for a “silent conversation,” but they were instructed not to touch or talk to her.

Actor Alan Rickman was one of the people who accepted Marina’s invitation.

“I gazed into the eyes of many people who were carrying such pain inside that I could immediately see it and feel it,” she told the Guardian afterwards.

“I turn into a mirror reflecting their feelings. After staring at me angrily for ten minutes, a large Hell’s Angel with tattoos all over him started crying like a baby.