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Marina Abramović is a performance artist whose work since the 1970s has used her body as both subject and medium to explore endurance, ritual and transformation, from her collaborations with Ulay to The Artist Is Present. She founded the Marina Abramović Institute.
Photo: Manfred Werner / Tsui, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia CommonsThe reason I work with a machine and algorithms is to connect with younger generations of the public to suggest that they slow down time and connect with themselves. I don’t want to replace anything; I just want to try possibilities of new media.
Marina Abramović, Marina Abramović on New Possibilities
The tension aspect is amplified by different blockchain mechanics; for instance, the black box, where you have to unveil each performance by hand, without knowing which one you get in advance.
Marina Abramović, Marina Abramović on New Possibilities