"There are two things in the world that cannot be looked at directly, one is the sun, and the other is the human heart."
Keigo Higashino's words are very reasonable, and the world knows that human nature is the most untested!
However, some people obviously know this truth, but they just want to experience this process through their own behavior.
For example, Marina Abramovich, known as the mother of performance art, has used her performance art to witness human nature.
However, after witnessing human nature, Marina said:
"This experience made me realize that once you give the decision to the public, you are not far from being killed."
This is Marina's famous performance art: rhythm.
Simply put, the name is not enough to reflect the essence of Marina's performance art, because she wants to test the humanity of the audience, so as to understand the "limits of the flesh".
This performance art took place in 1974, when Marina was already famous. Moreover, her artistic act of interacting with the audience itself is also well understood by the audience.
So, Marina performed the artistic act of "Rhythm" at the Museum of Modern Art in New York, using her body to put herself in the shoes of human nature.
At that time, Marina's team prepared 72 kinds of props in the exhibition hall, including beautiful flowers: tulips, roses, sweet chocolates, even lipstick, paints, paints.
Of course, in addition to these "soft" props, Marina also boldly prepared scissors, leather whips, daggers, and even bows and arrows, pistols... This bloody atmosphere is so full that ordinary people definitely do not dare to try it easily.
At the same time, in order to see the inner essence of human nature to the greatest extent, Marina also posted a note with great warmth: During the 6 hours that I was under anesthesia, the audience could choose props at will to contact my body, and all the consequences of this were not responsible.
This kind of behavior itself is beyond the imagination of ordinary people, and what its consequences are, I am afraid that people cannot look at it directly. But as an artist, Marina calmly accepted.
Some people say that artists are crazy, if there was any doubt about this conclusion before, but after seeing Marina's performance, it was absolutely relieved: it was really crazy.
However, at the beginning of the official start of the performance, people were always on the sidelines.
After all, although Marina stood there motionless, she was also a big living person with flesh and blood. Casually operating on a living person makes people feel uncomfortable.
Presumably, when Marina saw the performance of the crowd at that time, her heart was very emotional: there were still more kind people, at least, they restrained their behavior.
But soon, this perception was shattered.
First someone touched Marina tentatively, and she was motionless, like a puppet. This greatly aroused the curiosity of the audience, so the latecomers gradually became enthusiastic.
Someone picked up the lipstick and started scribbling on Marina's face. She remained motionless, and the audience was satisfied after the smear, and there was obviously a sense of release.
As a result, the audience behind began to show their skills.
Some people gave roses, and some people used scissors on Marina's body: cutting her clothes, exposing the half-naked Marina to the audience.
This caused a lot of excitement, and some even took out their cameras and began to take pictures of Marina's half-naked body. Someone else picked up the paintbrush and scribbled randomly on her half-naked body.
If this is just a booing act of the audience, then Marina quickly feels the evil from the depths of human nature.
Because one of the spectators actually picked up the dagger on the table, he didn't care to swipe it around Marina's arm. With that, Marina's arm was slashed and blood flowed down.
The audience with the dagger in hand was not only not frightened, but also felt more satisfied than ever, and even blew a whistle and left the scene easily amid the exclamation of the audience.
What does this mean? Marina is not a living person at all, nor a life, but a puppet that can be disposed of at will!
So, at this time, a bearded spectator walked up to Marina with a strange scream, directly picked up the pistol on the table, easily loaded it, and directly pressed it against Marina's head.
Marina was injected with an anesthetic and she couldn't move at all.
However, the tears in her eyes flowed involuntarily. I think at that time, she was already disappointed in human nature and faced the despair of losing her life.
Fortunately, at this time, the staff stepped forward, and they were afraid that the audience member would actually shoot and stop his behavior in time.
This also led to the performance not being completed, but it was enough for Marina to see the real humanity.
In fact, throughout the performance, Marina's three views have been refreshed. She was simply injected with an anesthetic and was always awake inside. This means that the audience who are hurtful, violent, and even bloodthirsty is impressed by her heart.
The whole event lasted for 6 hours, and Marina slowly "woke up" after anesthesia, her tearful eyes and her sad look shocked all the audience.
Out of fear of being punished, the audience almost snatched the door out. But this was enough for Marina, who saw the depths of human nature and the reality that human nature hovered on the edge of evil.
It's just that it is difficult for us ordinary people to understand, when human nature is seen and seen by us, and deeply experienced by us, what can we do? I'm afraid it's just despair and helplessness.
As an artist, marina has to explore the invisible side of human nature, why she has to use her own injuries to taste the taste of evil, it is really incomprehensible.
But one thing we are more pleased with, because marina, even if she understands the evil of human nature, is still full of enthusiasm for life, and even gets a very sincere experience in love.
It was, of course, a relationship with another artist, Ulay, who ended in failure and even went to court. But neither can avoid its sincere existence: Marina and Ulay experience a life-designed love.
Today, Marina is old and has achieved insurmountable achievements in performance art. But looking back at the feelings from "Rhythm", she still has a sigh.
Human nature is such a thing, it is enough to experience once, especially in the case of a person facing the general public, not to compare the real is really smart. This is probably the so-called "rare confusion", right?