There are two kinds of loss of hope, one is the feeling when your pulse slows down and you are going to die, and there's nothing else left. The other loss of hope is when you're living in a country which becomes insecure, and you don't know what the future is. That's existential.
Marina AbramovicI think communication starts when words are not present at all ... I think we put so much emphasis on language, actually silence is so much more important.
Marina AbramovicThe only thing I have learned is to find strength in yourself. No one can help you, no one can do anything for you, you have to do the work yourself.
Marina AbramovicDocumentation is misleading, because the performance is dead. So the very early works were not documented at all.
Marina AbramovicThere has been evolution in my work. In the beginning I was very much busy with the physical body and the limits of the physical body but that somehow naturally led me to the mental body and how I could deal with that. Stillness is so much harder, especially for three months. It was a big challenge. As a performer it is the most difficult experience one can have. And the interactive experience with the public made it even harder.
Marina Abramovic