The piece was part of a collection called 13 Rooms — a unique exhibition of “performance art”, where the human body acts as “living sculpture”.......
“I did experience a few times where it was quite euphoric … where the pain kind of disappeared, and I felt like I was going to dissolve into the light.”
The focus of her performance, she says, was on connecting with the people in the room, by shifting her eye contact from person to person. It draws myriad reactions: most look at the floor, whip out their phones, or hide behind their guidebooks. “But some people were really ready for it, or really embraced it,” she said. One man stepped forward and met her gaze for a full 30 minutes, with his hand on his heart.
The 26-year-old has never performed anything nude before."