Connection

There is a video that's been circulating for quite some time and it recently surfaced again as a music video. It involves performance artists Marina Abramović and Uwe Laysiepen, known as Ulay. Performance art is where the audience doesn't just watch the spectacle, they are a part of the spectacle. Marina is known for, what some would consider, very risqué and dangerous pieces. She and Ulay had performed together for quite a few years. They had a very unique and metaphysical relationship. When it came time for them to go their separate ways, they did so by walking from opposite ends of The Great Wall of China and meeting in the middle. It took them 3 months to accomplish this. That is one heck of a way to get closure.

In 2010, Marina performed "The Artist Is Present" at the MOMA. This was where she sat immobile and in silence for 736 hours and 30 minutes over the course of 2.5 months. Spectators were able to take turns sitting opposite Marina for a minute. When Ulay takes his turn, time seems to stop and we are witness to an emotional interchange. Some say it was the first time they'd seen each other in 30 years, others say they'd met up the morning of the opening. Regardless, it's a beautiful moment of connection - of past meeting present. It is one that definitely touched my heart.  Love, Adrienne :)