"(...)
My head is off the ground
For a long time I was so weary
Tired of the sound, I've heard before,
The gnawing of the night time at the door,
Haunted by the things I've made
Stuck between the burning light and the dust shade.
I said now I used to think the past was dead and gone,
But I was wrong, so wrong, whatever makes you blind
Must make you strong, make you strong,
In my time I've melted into many forms
From the day that I was born (...)"

Marina Abramović: An Artist's Life Manifesto

1. An artist’s conduct in his life: 

– An artist should not lie to himself or others 

– An artist should not steal ideas from other artists 

– An artist should not compromise for themselves or in regards to the art market 

– An artist should not kill other human beings 

– An artist should not make themselves into an idol 

– An artist should not make themselves into an idol 

– An artist should not make themselves into an idol 

2. An artist’s relation to his love life: 

– An artist should avoid falling in love with another artist 

– An artist should avoid falling in love with another artist 

– An artist should avoid falling in love with another artist 

3. An artist’s relation to the erotic: 

– An artist should develop an erotic point of view on the world 

– An artist should be erotic 

– An artist should be erotic 

– An artist should be erotic 

4. An artist’s relation to suffering: 

– An artist should suffer 

– From the suffering comes the best work 

– Suffering brings transformation 

– Through the suffering an artist transcends their spirit 

– Through the suffering an artist transcends their spirit 

– Through the suffering an artist transcends their spirit 

5. An artist’s relation to depression:

– An artist should not be depressed 

– Depression is a disease and should be cured 

– Depression is not productive for an artist

– Depression is not productive for an artist 

– Depression is not productive for an artist 

6. An artist’s relation to suicide: 

– Suicide is a crime against life 

– An artist should not commit suicide 

– An artist should not commit suicide 

– An artist should not commit suicide 

7. An artist’s relation to inspiration: 

– An artist should look deep inside themselves for inspiration 

– The deeper they look inside themselves, the more universal they become 

– The artist is universe 

– The artist is universe 

– The artist is universe 

8. An artist’s relation to self-control: 

– The artist should not have self-control about his life 

– The artist should have total self-control about his work 

– The artist should not have self-control about his life 

– The artist should have total self-control about his work 

9. An artist’s relation with transparency: 

– The artist should give and receive at the same time 

– Transparency means receptive 

– Transparency means to give 

– Transparency means to receive 

– Transparency means receptive 

– Transparency means to give 

– Transparency means to receive 

– Transparency means receptive 

– Transparency means to give 

– Transparency means to receive 

10. An artist’s relation to symbols: 

– An artist creates his own symbols 

– Symbols are an artist’s language 

– The language must then be translated 

– Sometimes it is difficult to find the key 

– Sometimes it is difficult to find the key 

– Sometimes it is difficult to find the key

11. An artist’s relation to silence: 

– An artist has to understand silence 

– An artist has to create a space for silence to enter his work 

– Silence is like an island in the middle of a turbulent ocean 

– Silence is like an island in the middle of a turbulent ocean 

– Silence is like an island in the middle of a turbulent ocean 

12. An artist’s relation to solitude: 

– An artist must make time for the long periods of solitude 

– Solitude is extremely important 

– Away from home 

– Away from the studio 

– Away from family

– Away from friends 

– An artist should stay for long periods of time at waterfalls 

– An artist should stay for long periods of time at exploding volcanoes 

– An artist should stay for long periods of time looking at the fast running rivers 

– An artist should stay for long periods of time looking at the horizon where the ocean and sky meet 

– An artist should stay for long periods of time looking at the stars in the night sky 

13. An artist’s conduct in relation to work: 

– An artist should avoid going to the studio every day

– An artist should not treat his work schedule as a bank employee does 

– An artist should explore life and work only when an idea comes to him in a dream or during the day as a vision that arises as a surprise 

– An artist should not repeat himself 

– An artist should not overproduce 

– An artist should avoid his own art pollution 

– An artist should avoid his own art pollution 

– An artist should avoid his own art pollution 

14. An artist’s possessions: 

– Buddhist monks advise that it is best to have nine possessions in their life: 

1 robe for the summer 

1 robe for the winter 

1 pair of shoes 

1 begging bowl for food 

1 mosquito net 

1 prayer book 

1 umbrella 

1 mat to sleep on 

1 pair of glasses if needed 

– An artist should decide for himself the minimum personal possessions they should have 

– An artist should have more and more of less and less 

– An artist should have more and more of less and less 

– An artist should have more and more of less and less

15. A list of an artist’s friends: 

– An artist should have friends that lift their spirits 

– An artist should have friends that lift their spirits 

– An artist should have friends that lift their spirits 

16. A list of an artist’s enemies: 

– Enemies are very important 

– The Dalai Lama has said that it is easy to have compassion with friends but much more difficult to have compassion with enemies 

– An artist has to learn to forgive 

– An artist has to learn to forgive 

– An artist has to learn to forgive 

17. Different death scenarios: 

– An artist has to be aware of his own mortality 

– For an artist, it is not only important how he lives his life but also how he dies 

– An artist should look at the symbols of his work for the signs of different death scenarios 

– An artist should die consciously without fear 

– An artist should die consciously without fear 

– An artist should die consciously without fear 

18. Different funeral scenarios: 

– An artist should give instructions before the funeral so that everything is done the way he wants it 

– The funeral is the artist’s last art piece before leaving 

– The funeral is the artist’s last art piece before leaving 

– The funeral is the artist’s last art piece before leaving

A Play

From the pain that I deserve 

May the runners pass by

Of my state of scrambled feet

In the way to nothing hill

Cause the red strikes by

And the invisible cleans out

May the earthquake kill us all

Leaving a empty head made for mine

Would I lay in those skies at night

Hurting the stars just for reason

May the doubt cover my body

And the illness close my eyes

From the pain that I deserve

Stays my heritage for the ones who would like

Itself staring by the corridor 

May the hands shake the winners' music

Untitled #4

Do quê sofre o corpo se é a mente que imerge entre a navalha e o sangue? 

Eu Preciso Fumar

Eu preciso de um cigarro

Preciso fumar, preciso sentir a fumaça

O peso, o quente nos pulmões, a sujeira no corpo

Eu preciso de coisas na cabeça

Preciso de pensamentos, preciso gritar

Sem razão, mas por instinto

Eu preciso fumar, eu preciso beber

Preciso fazer, preciso desfazer, concluir 

Não porque devo, apenas por fazer

Eu preciso de um cigarro, eu preciso de filtro

Preciso de água, com gelo, sem gelo

Com coragem, espontaneamente, por ser corajoso

Eu preciso da fumaça, preciso do desejo, 

Da negação do desejo de fumar, do isqueiro, do fósforo

Preciso escrever, sujar o papel, porque eu sei que preciso...

Sem razão de precisar.