In 1974, Serbian performance artist Marina Abramovi???c surrounded herself with seventy-two objects, divided into two categories: pleasure and pain. She invited her audience to use them on her body, thereby transforming it into just one more object. Her goal was to observe how humans behaved when faced with defenselessness. By the end of the performance, it is said Abramovi 's very life was in danger. Ultimately, inflicting pain was the easy part. The hardest thing is always love. To say "do what you want with me" is an ...
Read More
In 1974, Serbian performance artist Marina Abramovi???c surrounded herself with seventy-two objects, divided into two categories: pleasure and pain. She invited her audience to use them on her body, thereby transforming it into just one more object. Her goal was to observe how humans behaved when faced with defenselessness. By the end of the performance, it is said Abramovi 's very life was in danger. Ultimately, inflicting pain was the easy part. The hardest thing is always love. To say "do what you want with me" is an invitation to pain, but also a gesture of blind trust, of submission. Using Abramovi 's performance as his reference point, Miguel Gane, one of the best-known poets of his generation, reflects on the people who own our hearts and how, through love, we give others the power to hurt us even as they make us whole.
Read Less
Add this copy of Puedes Hacerme Lo Que Quieras / Do What You Want With to cart. $36.34, good condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Newport Coast, CA, UNITED STATES, published 2024 by Aguilar.
