The public is in need of experiences that are not just voyeuristic. Our society is in a mess of losing its spiritual centre.
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 AbramovicWhen you have a nonverbal conversation with a total stranger, then he cant cover himself with words, he cant create a wall.
Marina AbramovicTheatre is fake... The knife is not real, the blood is not real, and the emotions are not real. Performance is just the opposite: the knife is real, the blood is real, and the emotions are real.
Marina AbramovicWoody Allen has a wonderful line: 'Today I'm a star. What will I be tomorrow? A black hole?' That's very important to know - that you have the moment, then you lose the moment. You have to see your chances, you have to take them, and you also have to see when you don't have chances to take.
Marina Abramovic