“Rhythm 0â€
The performance which is famously known as “Rhythm 0†turned out to be a horrific experience for Abramovic as she felt raped. It was aimed at testing the relationship between performer and audience.
She explains that the performance showed them that how fast a person can hurt you under favorable circumstances and it also showed that how easy it is to dehumanize a person who does not fight and does not want defend himself. This is so sorrowful!
72 objects on a table to be used on her body
The performance which was conducted for six hours between 8 PM and 2 AM, and during that Abramovic had placed 72 objects on a table and allowed people to use them on her body as desired. While some of the objects would give pleasure, other could be used to inflict pain. The objects included rose, feather, honey, a whip, olive oil, scissors, a scalpel, a blade, a gun and a single bullet.
People were allowed to use those kinds of stuff on Abramovic’s body. She wanted to test how aggressive a human can turn into when free from social consequences. To her dismay, at the end of the performance, her body was stripped and attacked from almost all corners.
