Marina Abramović — Art21

PBS NewsHour:Marina Abramovic: Performance art can change your life Season 2015 Episode 07

‘Rest Energy’ by Marina Abramović and Ulay, 1980. Four minutes in duration, Abramović has described this performance as one of the most difficult pieces she has ever done:“I was not in charge. In Rest Energy we actually held an arrow on the weight of our bodies, and the arrow is pointed right into my heart. We had two small microphones near our hearts, so we could hear our heartbeats. As our performance was progressing, heartbeats were becoming more and more intense, and though it lasted just fo