Immaterial art is the strongest because there's no obstacle; there's just energy, and I believe in energy.
Marina AbramovicI hate kitchens. I don't understand these enormous American kitchens that take up half the living room and then they just order pizza.
Marina AbramovicIf you are really true to yourself and really follow your intuition in the most rigorous way, there is a moment that becomes universal, that reaches everybody. Thatโs the real magic of Bjรถrk-she teaches us the courage to be ourselves.
Marina AbramovicI'm talking about intellectually and emotionally challenging, but at the same time it's actually not that challenging. So there's this dichotomy.
Marina AbramovicMy new work deals with emptying my body: 'Boat emptying, stream entering.' This means that you have to empty the body/boat to the point where you can really be connected with the fields of energy around you. I think that men and women in our Western culture are completely disconnected from that energy, and in my new work I want to make this connection possible.
Marina Abramovic