[[NodeID Freeing the memory]] (1976)
Video work


Description:
In the video registration of the performance, Abramoviç reels off all the words that spring to mind. Seated on a chair with her head tilted backwards, Abramoviç is speaking Serbo-Croatian, now and then throwing in an English or Dutch word. By reciting all the words stored in her memory, she tries to free herself from an acquired language. After an hour and a half, she seems to have succeeded. The well of words has dried up, and the performance is over