When the six hours ended and Abramović began to move and walk toward the audience, they fled in panic—unable to face her as a person after treating her as an object. She later said: “What I learned was that if you leave it up to the audience, they can kill you.”
The crowd parts instantly. And then—they run. They cannot look her in the eye. They flee the gallery, terrified of the monster they have created and the monster they have become. marina abramovic rhythm 0 performance video
The concept was deceptively simple. Abramović stood still for six hours, offering herself as a passive object to the audience. She placed 72 objects on a table, which she invited the public to use on her "as desired." She took full responsibility for anything that happened during that window. When the six hours ended and Abramović began
The Anatomy of a Masterpiece: Marina Abramović’s Rhythm 0 Performed in 1974 at Galleria Studio Morra in Naples, They cannot look her in the eye