The Human Response

M a r i n a  A m b r a m o v i c

'Imponderability' 

This video is just terrible but it still is quite easy to see and understand what is going on, you are at least able to see some of the facial expressions on the people faces as they walk though the door. 

Such modern thinking for the 70s I love it, 

I really connect with the relaxed way in which Ambramovic talked about the exhibition and how the performance was cut short by law enforcement. 

People are not prepared for nudity, its seems that if nudity is portrayed in a naturalistic and indifferent way which disregards the responses from spectators there is less of an understanding or appreciation. Society; the human condition is scared of the unknown. Not understanding leads us to question our own sexuality and sexual freedoms. These freedoms are not just personal but how we feel our society view us under such a light, fear of judgement and persecution.

Society however seems to accept a crazy running down the street naked or a streaker running across a file, there is an acceptance of this such behaviour. This behaviour seems to be less relatable, we brush it off we can assimilate with this act, we have been taught that this kind of nudity is acceptable because there is often a simplified reason for such behaviours; mental illness or alcohol. 





This image I found and thought of our Human response toward dolls as young girls, we aspire to them they are the ultimate representation of womanhood, yet they are allowed to reveal their flesh and we are allowed to reveal it ourselves...?