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Marina Abramovic’s performance works
I found this performance particularly impactful the vulnerability of this a performance speaks to its message hauntingly. Marina Abramovic’s, poetically display of the lengths she will go to for her art show cases her push to question what we and the audience members view as art, her performance highlights the pitfalls of our culture, her willingness to commit to the display of horror strengths her the argument and intentions behind her work boldly.
Marina Abramovic’s, performance are hard to capture after the fact, but this adds to thier significance and helps to circumnavigate conventional restraints of tangible art, however when it comes to capturing said performance many turn to photo as it can capture at least what one is seeing. this may work in some instances and can convey the message like in the photo above titled rest energy which I quite admire you can see the tension and trust through the photo even thought its a still, depite this thought some of her works are harder to capture in a still like the work below from her documentary
it cant convey the feeling as well as its hard to capture the time and subtle emotions that develop, something that is much better captured in video. Ultimately it dependes on the work and the message its trying to convey personally i dont think it takes back from the work at all, merely creating an alternate work to communicate a similar message. I think they can both provide a value exprience to the audience as long as it curated by the artist, as that it’s important to maintaining the genuine perspective.
THE KILIOMETER
Here you can see the distance to my local grocery store
I could walk but the reality for palestinians is much different
The beginning of the journey starts with getting to al Joura
this is a map showing the route many palestinians travel to try and recive aid from the new GHF sites
this this the route where palestinians risk thier lives to try and get food but many wont be able to reach the destination or return home as many are killed by military forces swarming the region
During the process of doing this performance I found my self comparing my experience of walking a kilometre to those who do the same but under extremely different circumstances . I wanted to show the lengths it takes and the physical time to walk this long distance and how many will have to it in constant fear for their lives under gunfire and drone sirens. The civilians of Palestine are mercilessly persecuted and killed at the hands of the Israeli and United States government government.
“The GHF, a non-governmental organisation created by Israel in February 2025, with US support, to allegedly distribute aid in Gaza, is an utterly disturbing example of how humanitarian relief can be exploited for covert military and geopolitical agendas in serious breach of international law,”
-UN
sources:
https://news.un.org/en/story/2025/08/1165552
Field Trip Reflection
Michelle Wilson
I really admired this art work and its way of communicating its message, for awhile now I have been interested in incorporating physical elements in to art and especially museum or gallery art as i felt its somting that is often not done or is frowned upon, the element of touch and interaction with a artwork can elevate it to a level that we dont see often. I was quite enthralled at how the artist chose to use sting and wire to activate personal stories connected to the piece, its somting I haven’t seen much of and i think added to the deapth of the peice immensely. Furthermore the way the stings hold the symbolic representation of culture through the bisons skull and the connection to oral traditions was very stong and profound it greatly showcases the importance of these stories and how intertwined they are amoungst indigenous history and traditions.
Michelle Wilson
I was very drawn to this piece immediately its rich texture and its attention drawing eye captivated me greatly, after hearing the story behind this artwork I was even more enthusiastic about it. The cultivation of the meterials, the use of the blanket that was a staple in the community all helps to bring this piece to life, I was especially intrigued by the story Michelle told of fishing the embroidery but not feeling like the piece was done but when she added the bison eye it came togeather and competed the work and I have to agree that the eye adds this element of intrigue it convery how the animals that roam the mapped area are always watching and cant look away from the effects done on it by us, it hauntingly demands respect conveying the importance of the bison to not only the community but also the land.
A NIGHT OF AUDIO 10/31/25
on the nigth of Halloween on the hour every hour starting at 7 and ending at 12 I recorded a 10 second audio clip no mater the subject.
Pauline Oliveros
somthing that i admired a lot about the work of Pauline’s oliveros was her ability to ad constraints in to the creative process, often times hindering her ability to do certain things but in tern allowing her self to create a piece far more powerful and interesting, as these perimeters helpt defined not only the meaning but also the process, its in the process of her work that she truly understands what is to come out of it, thinking more about the doing rather then the final product, I personally love how she says she dosnt practice music, because it allows her to be more open in the moment its a very intuitive way of creating and somting which I sought to bring in to my own audio art. By giving myslef a perimeter I was able to allow be more passive and less forward seeking in my approach nullifing any personal bias I might add to the audio somting which is the antithesis of the meaning behind the piece.
Conceptual Portrait – “untitled”(perfect lovers)
I really admire the concept behind this piece it incapsulates the concept of a conceptual portrait very well and is very simple in is approach but effective in its communication, the metaphor with the clocks slowly falling out of sync as representation of the way people slowly drift apart despite starting out on the same “time”. The clocks remind us of the fleeting individuality of love and how people can come in to our lives at a certain time but slowly they will grow out of it wheather thats through difference in health or passion. Eventually any two people who come together will inevitably have to contuine living on thier own time no matter how hard one tries to keep “the clocks” in sync , being an individual is at odds with synchronicity.
Conseptual portrait of Angela
https://visit.virtualartgallery.com/2851c80b-2c3f-4c71-a404-a9c28fab9b7e