SLO:
Fotoknjiga Love. Hate. Forgiveness. prinaša izjemno redke in doslej neobjavljene fotografije iz dvanajstletnega obdobja skupnega življenja in ustvarjanja Ulaya in Marine Abramović. Telesno usmerjene akcije Ulaya in Marine Abramović iz sedemdesetih let veljajo za ključne točke v razvoju performansa. Njuno intenzivno, dvanajstletno sodelovanje, je vrhunec doseglo leta 1988 na Kitajskem zidu, kjer sta svoj razhod preoblikovala v simbolično srečanje.
Fotoknjiga Love. Hate. Forgiveness. združuje več kot tristo fotografij iz njunih osebnih arhivov, ki razkrivajo zakulisje njunega ustvarjanja: od vaj in poti do trenutkov vsakdana, ki so oblikovali njuno skupno življenje in umetniško prakso. Nekateri prizori so že del zgodovine umetnosti, drugi pa odpirajo vpogled v materiale, ki doslej še niso bili javno dostopni.
Fotoknjiga tako deluje kot dragocen zgodovinski dokument in hkrati kot samostojna publikacija ponuja neposreden vpogled v dinamiko enega najvplivnejših umetniških tandemov 20. stoletja.
📌 Za bralce, ki jih zanimajo:
- performans, umetnost in umetniški dueti iz 20. stoletja
- fotoknjige z arhivskimi fotografijami za umetniške in zgodovinske vpoglede
- intimni dokumenti in vizualne prikazi ustvarjanja
- dela Ulaya in Marine Abramović ter zgodovina performativnih praks
ENG:
The photobook Love. Hate. Forgiveness. presents exceptionally rare and previously unpublished photographs from the twelve-year period of shared life and artistic collaboration between Ulay and Marina Abramović. The body-oriented actions created by Ulay and Marina Abramović in the 1970s are considered key points in the development of performance art. Their intense twelve-year collaboration reached its symbolic conclusion in 1988 on the Great Wall of China, where they transformed their separation into a ceremonial meeting.
The photobook Love. Hate. Forgiveness. brings together more than three hundred photographs from their personal archives, revealing the behind-the-scenes processes of their work: from rehearsals and travels to everyday moments that shaped their shared life and artistic practice. Some scenes are already part of art history, while others offer insight into materials that have never before been made public.
The photobook also includes selected legal documents that show how intimate relationships intertwine with institutional and legal processes — and how these influence the shaping or the end of a relationship. The publication is complemented by a conversation between Marina Abramović and Lena Pislak, in which they revisit life with Ulay: from love and creative alliance to conflict, separation, reconciliation, and renewed reflection on their shared past. It stands as a rare, candid testimony about two icons of performance art and about how art and life often follow the same line.
As such, the photobook acts as a valuable historical document while simultaneously offering an independent, firsthand insight into the dynamics of one of the most influential artistic duos of the 20th century.
📌 For readers interested in:
- performance art and artistic duos of the 20th century
- photobooks featuring archival and documentary photography
- intimate visual narratives of artistic collaboration
- the work of Ulay and Marina Abramović and the history of performance practices
