Photography by Dero Sanford.
Standing Structure for Human Use
Press your head, heart, and lower torso against the crystals.
Stand quietly.
Here, Marina Abramović describes how you are meant to interact with these five structures (continued down this path) from her series Transitory Objects. The artist believes crystals contain and transmit energies that unite mind, body, and spirit, and often tours crystal mines around the world, including mines in Arkansas, a state known for its quartz.
ArtistMarina Abramović, Serbian, born 1946
Date2019
MediumGranite and quartz crystal stones, 5 structures
Dimensions114 x 9 x 5 1/2 in. (289.6 x 22.9 x 14 cm) (5.1 x 67.3 x 133.4 cm)
Credit LineCrystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville, Arkansas, 2018.15
ClassificationSculpture
Provenancecommissioned by Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville, AR, 2018
On ViewYes
This artwork's face covers about 141× the area of a tennis ball.Drawn to the same scale.