Английская Википедия:Five Day Locker Piece

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Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Use American English Шаблон:Use mdy dates Шаблон:Infobox artwork Five Day Locker Piece was a 1971 performance by Chris Burden in which he stayed in a student locker for five days as part of his UC Irvine Master's thesis.

Description

For his UC Irvine Master of Fine Arts thesis, performance artist Chris Burden entered an art building student locker (2 ft × 2 ft × 3 ft) for five days, from April 26–30, 1971. He had some room to wiggle but not unbend. In the lockers above and below him, Burden put a five-gallon water container and an empty container for urine with hoses for each. He fasted for several days in advance and consulted with doctors, who warned of potential blood clots and paralysis.Шаблон:SfnШаблон:Sfn

Outside the locker, students and teachers argued about the project's merits. The campus police considered ending the performance early for Burden's safety. Towards the end, Burden said, the dean's office heard about the performance and considered ending it in light of their responsibility but ultimately decided to let it finish.Шаблон:Sfn Near the end, Burden himself began to fear his vulnerability and what a crazed person could do to him.Шаблон:Sfn

Analysis and legacy

The performance began Burden's career as a "durational daredevil"Шаблон:Sfn and led to polarized opinions about his masochistic oeuvre. It established several themes that would recur in his work: risk of death, endurance, and the audience's moral dilemma.Шаблон:Sfn New York Magazine compared the performance to Eusebius of Vercelli's ordeal of confinement.Шаблон:Sfn

The work had a confessional quality, as people came to see the performance and would speak in confidence when they could not see the artist.Шаблон:Sfn

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