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| Belgian artist rescued from installation representing 'inescapable burden of history' | Belgian artist rescued from installation representing 'inescapable burden of history' |
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| Man chained to block of marble had to be cut free after he failed to liberate himself by chiselling away at the stone | |
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| Fri 1 Dec 2017 00.41 GMT | |
| Last modified on Wed 3 Jan 2018 12.36 GMT | |
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| A Belgian man who chained himself to a block of marble to show the “burden of history” from which artists cannot escape, was unable to free himself and had to be cut loose after 19 days. | A Belgian man who chained himself to a block of marble to show the “burden of history” from which artists cannot escape, was unable to free himself and had to be cut loose after 19 days. |
| In a performance that lasted 438 hours, Mikes Poppe attached himself to a three-metre (10ft) chain buried in the middle of a block of marble in the courthouse of the Belgian coastal city of Ostend. | In a performance that lasted 438 hours, Mikes Poppe attached himself to a three-metre (10ft) chain buried in the middle of a block of marble in the courthouse of the Belgian coastal city of Ostend. |
| Poppe, who ate, slept, washed and drew while chained, worked to liberate himself by chiselling away the stone towards the chain, but eventually had to be cut free. | Poppe, who ate, slept, washed and drew while chained, worked to liberate himself by chiselling away the stone towards the chain, but eventually had to be cut free. |
| “This block was symbolic of history, the history of art, which I am trying to free myself from. I discovered that this is not possible. It is burden which I must always carry,” he said. | “This block was symbolic of history, the history of art, which I am trying to free myself from. I discovered that this is not possible. It is burden which I must always carry,” he said. |
| Entitled De Profundis, Poppe’s performance was part of a larger exhibition and was live-streamed online. | Entitled De Profundis, Poppe’s performance was part of a larger exhibition and was live-streamed online. |
| With its roots in artistic experimentation a century ago and made famous by German artist Joseph Beuys in the 1970s, performance art combines visual art with drama. | With its roots in artistic experimentation a century ago and made famous by German artist Joseph Beuys in the 1970s, performance art combines visual art with drama. |
| Belgium’s best known artist of the genre, Danny Devos, or DDV, has held over 170 performances around the world, including some depicting crime and murder. | Belgium’s best known artist of the genre, Danny Devos, or DDV, has held over 170 performances around the world, including some depicting crime and murder. |
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