Constraint n°005
Domestic Abramović
Look a stranger in the eyes. In silence. As long as possible.
Sit facing a stranger in a public place. Say nothing. Look them in the eyes. Hold as long as the other agrees to stay.
Instructions
- Choose a public place where people sit... café, park, library, waiting room.
- Set yourself at a table with an empty chair across from you. Wait. Don't solicit anyone.
- When someone sits... or if you dare to ask someone... establish eye contact. Say nothing.
- Stay. As long as the other stays. When the other leaves, the work is finished.
- Note the exact duration. Write one sentence describing the other's face from memory, without looking at them.
Variants
Do it with someone you know well. Familiarity changes everything.
Place a sheet on the table with 'Sit down. Look at me.' Let people choose.
Inspired by
Marina Abramović →
Sensitivity :
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Hashtag : #ouviepo_regardmutuel
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