Zooming in, zooming out. I was shocked. I said, "Let's erase this right now, put the camera behind … - Marina Abramovic

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I don't think we should ever be at war. That's kind of naive, I suppose.

Marina Abramovic

Zooming in, zooming out. I was shocked. I said, "Let's erase this right now, put the camera behind the stage and I'll do the performance just for the camera. " He set up everything and I told him to go outside and smoke a cigarette. Come back when I finish. Don't touch the camera. This was the way how I've done most everything after that.

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