: As Abramović remained passive and unresponsive, the atmosphere turned dark. Participants began to cut her clothes off with scissors, stuck rose thorns into her skin, and cut her neck to drink her blood.

: For the first few hours, the audience was gentle, offering her a rose or kissing her.

: The tension peaked when a participant loaded the gun, placed it in her hand, and aimed it at her neck. A fight broke out among the audience members—some protecting her and others wanting to continue the abuse—at which point the gallery owner intervened. Where to Watch Documentation

: Scissors, a scalpel, a whip, a metal bar, and a pistol loaded with one bullet . The Escalation of Violence