Marina Abramovic: Rhythm 0 1974 Full Work Free Video

: Features essential audio commentary from Abramović describing the "six hours of real horror". Marina Abramović Institute (Vimeo)

Initially, the audience was cautious: people gave her roses, kissed her, turned her around gently. As hours passed and she remained unresponsive, behavior escalated. Someone cut her clothes with scissors. Others drew on her, placed a rose between her legs, lifted her shirt. Later, a loaded gun was pressed to her temple—and a struggle broke out among audience members to stop it. By the end, she was stripped, bleeding from minor cuts, and visibly traumatized. When the performance ended and she walked toward the audience, they fled in panic. marina abramovic rhythm 0 1974 full free video