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36: Marina Abramović • IMMATERIAL • Part 1: Life or Death

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The Unexpected Happens in Rhythm Five

In rhythm five Marina physically separates herself from the audience. She crouches over a high-powered industrial fan, which blows a powerful current of air at her face. The cameraman and the museum gallery staff become concerned as she passes out - they pull the plug before it is completed. It's around this time, in 1974, that Marina begins to develop a reputation. Word is spreading outside of Belgrade and into the art world about this strange and reckless young woman.

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