Marina speaks about her first performance, which stemmed from childhood insecurity with her appearance. She describes herself as having a “child face with a huge nose” making it impossible for her to confront her reflection in the mirror. The budding performance artist hatched a plan to spin in circles and strategically fall onto the edge of her bed, thus breaking her nose. When rushed to the hospital, she would have images of Brigitte Bardot on hand to show the doctor.
Immaterial launches today on Paddle8 featuring an abstract video portrait of Ms. Abramović directed by Allen Cordell.
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