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When I conceive work, I always want it to deal with three elements of human fears: suffering, pain and the priority of our existence.

— Marina Abramović New York Times Magazine interview (2023)

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Performance art never became a commodity because it’s immaterial.

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There is something that I believe: When you’re in balance with yourself and your surroundings, everything happens that’s supposed to happen.

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It is important not to fear pain, to understand pain and accept it. Then pain is much more bearable.

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Risk just for risk, I’m not interested. If you create something artificial, it’s not good. People are so afraid of simplicity, but it works.

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The ego is the most dangerous thing for an artist. That you start believing in your grandeur, that’s the end of your creativity.

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