Performance Art Not A One-Way Flow

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    • Publish Date: Jan 2 2017 12:46PM
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    • Updated Date: Jan 2 2017 12:46PM
Performance Art Not A One-Way Flow

For artist Rokko Juhasz, interruptions and interactions are an integral part of public performance art, making it distinct from other art forms.
"Performing art before an audience means you expect a reaction from them about your work. This is unlike music, dance and theatre. In performance art, the physical proximity and interaction between the artist and the audience is part of the act," he said.
Presenting parts of his extensive portfolio at the National Gallery of Modern Art, Juhasz, a Budapest-based artist and poet, spoke about his inspirations and why he chose performance art as the medium to express himself. Juhasz is renowned for his performance art in public places and long-duration performances around the world.
"All forms of art - poetry, music, drama can be accommodated in the realm of performance art. The presence of the body permits the artist to communicate with the audience and understand their reactions. It is not a one-way flow of information from the artist. Moreover, my background in poetry as well as my cultural and professional milieu makes me lean towards performance art to express myself. I use other media when I feel they are more appropriate," he said.
Exploring themes of time, identity, memory and the role of the artist, Juhasz says that performance art is not always easy to execute. Presenting pictures from his various works since 1986, one can see him in positions and places an ordinary person would never attempt to go.
"I once buried my head in a flower pot for over an hour. I did it to bring to life the metaphor of the ostrich burying its head in sand and imagining it is safe from its problems. I call these projects social interventions," he said, adding he collected small mementos from major cities across the world to record his first impressions of a foreign place.
"With performance art, it is all in the present. There is no room for revisions and retakes. If you start a piece, you have to finish," he concluded.

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