All values of things glitter on me...

In 1972 Servie Janssen studied painting and film at the Akademia Stzuk Pieknych in Krakow, Poland. Six years later he performs during the I AM festival at the Remont gallery in Warsaw. The audience sees the artist's bare back as he kneels on the floor in front of softly moving satin curtains. A wire with tiny, red flickering LED lights is taped to his spine, making it seem as if he is uncovering the most vital and vulnerable nerves in his body. Janssen then stands up, switches on a tape recorder which plays the sound of a gray whale, and walks to the curtains. With a small knife he tears away the fabric, exposing a large window facing the street. Immediately, passers-by stop to watch what's going on. The crowd outside functions as a mirror for the audience in… Read more...