Passing by
Duration:
“The Artist is an Explorer”, Fondation Beyeler, Basel, Schweiz
20.09.2014 (Dauer: 6 Stunden)
Photographer:
unknown
Live performance
This live performance is part of the exhibition “The Artist is an Explorer”, curated by Marina Abramovic and Fondation Beyeler.
In this performance, the artist Yingmei Duan and her partner Nikos Fragkou walk hand in hand in slow motion through all the rooms of the Beyeler Foundation in Riehen. Smiling, they move slowly and silently. From time to time they will select one person in the audience and approach him/her, making eye contact and touching him/her very slowly and softly as they pass. They also act indirectly when attached to others Visitors and artworks pass by and appreciate them in a similar way.
In this performance, the artist Yingmei Duan and her partner Nikos Fragkou walk hand in hand in slow motion through the whole of the Foundation Beyeler in Riehen (Basel, Switzerland). Smiling, they move slowly in silence. From time to time they choose a member of the audience and approach him or her, keeping eye contact, and as they are Passing By (the title of the performance) they touch him/her very slowly and softly. They will also interact indirectly by passing by other visitors and artworks, in a similar way appreciating every moment.