Performance 'Samozapaljenje', rezultat je moje želje za promatranjem transformacije, a možda i transsupstancijacije, putem vatre. Misan po svom karakteru, on je duhovan i religiozan. Problem izbora goriva, odnosno hrane potrebne za izgaranje, bio je subjektivan, te je imao namjeru definirati mene kao ono što je, po mom mišljenju, oblikovalo moj identitet otkad sam u ovom svijetu. Izbor je prirodno pripao književnosti koja me je formirala u djetinjstvu i mladosti, Kur'anu i Bhagavad Giti, a Bibliju sam upotrijebila zato da se moja kulturološko kršćanski određena okolina ne bi osjetila izostavljenom, iako je na mene aktivnije djelovala tek u periodu nakon osamnaeste godine.
Transformacija sadrži mnogo destruktivnih elemenata, ali bez istih ni kreacija ne bi bila moguća. Knjige su pretvorene u pepeo, ali iz pepela i zemlje se rađa nov i jednako 'svet' život, u ovom slučaju falus, koji najeksplicitnije simbolizira proces i promjene koje su se dogodile u mojoj svijesti.
Transformacija sadrži mnogo destruktivnih elemenata, ali bez istih ni kreacija ne bi bila moguća. Knjige su pretvorene u pepeo, ali iz pepela i zemlje se rađa nov i jednako 'svet' život, u ovom slučaju falus, koji najeksplicitnije simbolizira proces i promjene koje su se dogodile u mojoj svijesti.
In complete darkness, I was in the center of the stage, with two 'Kuroses' by my left and right sides, holding candles in front of their genitals. In front of me was an 'altar' on which three books were to be burnt, The Holy Bible, The Koran and The Bhagavad Gita. When I started to burn them, page by page, I lit Kuroses candles, so fire started to enlighten the space.
Space was full of smoke and ashes and people were spontaneously 'crying' and could not endure the atmosphere. A black cat was eating something under my desk-altar.
After the burning was done, Kuroses were lifting candles to their chest and light was on. I used some clay to gather all ashes and made a phallic symbol out of it. Kuroses left candles by it, and performance was over.
Idea was taken from the Muslim legend that if you burn a Koran a single word will be left over that cannot be burnt, and that word will be name of the God, not different from Him.
Space was full of smoke and ashes and people were spontaneously 'crying' and could not endure the atmosphere. A black cat was eating something under my desk-altar.
After the burning was done, Kuroses were lifting candles to their chest and light was on. I used some clay to gather all ashes and made a phallic symbol out of it. Kuroses left candles by it, and performance was over.
Idea was taken from the Muslim legend that if you burn a Koran a single word will be left over that cannot be burnt, and that word will be name of the God, not different from Him.
Kuros 1: Siniša Premužić
Kuros 2: Andrija Turčin
photos by Marijan Crtalić and Jutarnji list