0048
25-01-1995
POWER PIECE
Marina Abramović
Artist
Collection: De stadsbibliotheek van de zintuigen
There is too little peace and quiet in the city. People are bombarded with a constant stream of information and always have the feeling that they should be doing something. And yet there are many places where you can do nothing other than wait; bus or tram stops, for example. According to Marina Abramović, value should be assigned to this no man’s land by making these moments of doing nothing productive. Waiting becomes resting by, where possible, applying crystals near the head, heart and genitals, which absorb negative energy and replace it with positive energy. In this way, art does not have a decorative function; rather it is a form of power.
-MA
