“In every culture, [there are those] shamans or medicine men who endured incredible physical pain, because it's a door opening to the subconsciousness. And the way we can actually control the pain -- it's how to control everything. This is the key.” MenWayPainCultureDoorsKeysMedicineIncrediblesOpeningPhysical Pain Author:Marina Abramovic
“My new work deals with emptying my body: 'Boat emptying, stream entering.' This means that you have to empty the body/boat to the point where you can really be connected with the fields of energy around you. I think that men and women in our Western culture are completely disconnected from that energy, and in my new work I want to make this connection possible.” ThinkingMenWantMeanBodyCultureEnergyDealsFieldsMen And WomenEmptyConnectionsWesternConnectedBoatStreamsEnteringDisconnectedWestern CultureNew Work Author:Marina Abramovic
“In every ancient culture, there are rituals to mortify the body as a way of understanding that the energy of the soul is indestructible.” WaySoulBodyCultureEnergyUnderstandingAncientRitualIndestructible Author:Marina Abramovic
“Television is completely another medium. For me, Lady Gaga and HBO are bringing us to mass culture.” CultureTelevisionMassMediumsGagaHboMass Culture Author:Marina Abramovic
“It was incredible, Lady Gaga came to see the piece. She didn't sit with me, but it was all atwitter. Every single kid from 12 to 18 ran to see Lady Gaga and then Lady Gaga left and they stayed. And they stayed another day another day and it created a completely different culture, a different audience that I never had before.” DifferentKidsCultureLeftAudiencePiecesIncrediblesRanAnother DayDifferent CulturesGaga Author:Marina Abramovic
“I serve like a bridge. I go to other cultures, learn, put myself in different situations and learn as much as I can, and then go to Western cultures to give. I'm doing this bridging all the time.” GivingI CanDifferentCultureSituationWesternBridgesOther CulturesWestern Culture Author:Marina Abramovic
“Western culture has more need because they're so much more degenerated. They're so much more hurt, and misbalanced completely.” NeedsCultureHurtWesternWestern Culture Author:Marina Abramovic
