As the hours passed and it became clear that Abramović would not resist, the atmosphere shifted. Participants began to cut her clothes, write on her skin with lipstick, and stick rose thorns into her stomach.
Marina Abramović remains one of the most chilling and significant performance art experiments ever staged. Performed over six hours at Galleria Studio Morra in Naples, Abramović ceded all control of her body to a crowd of strangers. The Setup: I Am the Object marina abramovic rhythm 0 performance video