We could all learn from the performance artist's gadget ban at her Serpentine show, and rediscover the lost art of concentration
Marina Abramovi's new exhibition could not come at a better time for me. Not just because she's one of the world's leading performance artists, and is set to spend 512 hours interacting with the public at the Serpentine Gallery, but also because she's decided to ban all technology from her show, even the humble watch. This ban includes, of course, mobile phones and cameras, lately a leading irritant on any gallery visit. And they're not only irritating because other people use them too liberally; sometimes it's just so difficult to stop yourself. We can now all look forward to a whole summer, three happy months, free from the banal worry that a picture of Abramovi will fail to get the 13 Instagram likes it seemed worthy of.
I came six years late to the iPhone game before getting one, I reasoned that it would be better to keep emails for the workplace and my life free from the shackles of 24-hour Facebook. But after just six months, I no longer recognise myself. There's not a moment you won't find me, logged in, Instagram account at the ready, poised to share my pictures with the world.
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Marina Abramovi's new exhibition could not come at a better time for me. Not just because she's one of the world's leading performance artists, and is set to spend 512 hours interacting with the public at the Serpentine Gallery, but also because she's decided to ban all technology from her show, even the humble watch. This ban includes, of course, mobile phones and cameras, lately a leading irritant on any gallery visit. And they're not only irritating because other people use them too liberally; sometimes it's just so difficult to stop yourself. We can now all look forward to a whole summer, three happy months, free from the banal worry that a picture of Abramovi will fail to get the 13 Instagram likes it seemed worthy of.
I came six years late to the iPhone game before getting one, I reasoned that it would be better to keep emails for the workplace and my life free from the shackles of 24-hour Facebook. But after just six months, I no longer recognise myself. There's not a moment you won't find me, logged in, Instagram account at the ready, poised to share my pictures with the world.
Continue reading... Reported by guardian.co.uk 4 hours ago.