11/05/2024
Today, Serbian artist Marina Abramovic turns 70. In the last century, she organised several artistic events that moved the world.
Probably the most terrifying experiment took place in 1974 in Naples. Rhythm 0, as the show was called, attended by dozens of people who had a single task. Doing whatever they want with the artist.
Abramovic stood in the middle of the room for six hours and besides her there was only a table with 72 items. Among them were roses, food, drinks, but also razors, scissors or a loaded gun. People could use the objects as they liked to interact with the artist.
At first it all started innocently. People fed the artist, gave her a rose and touched her shyly. Gradually, however, the intensity of the crowd began to increase. People started to stab the girl with thorns, ripped her clothes, cut her, tried to r**e her and shoved a loaded gun in her mouth.
After the experiment was over, almost none of the participants was able to look the artist in the eye. Thanks to the brutality people performed on it, this performance is considered one of the most terrifying attempts to show what people are capable of.
