Through performance, I found the possibility of establishing a dialogue with the audience through an exchange of energy, which tended to transform the energy itself. I could not produce a single work without the presence of the audience, because the audience gave me the energy to be able, through a specific action, to assimilate it and return it, to create a genuine field of energy.
Marina AbramovicIn every ancient culture, there are rituals to mortify the body as a way of understanding that the energy of the soul is indestructible.
Marina AbramovicThat's something that I'm trying to do in my work, to send a message to western people. They're the ones who are completely disconnected.
Marina AbramovicI've always asked myself since I was young, what is my duty on this planet? What am I there for? Just to hang around? Everybody must have some purpose.
Marina Abramovic