Here's an image of Abramovic naked, wearing a pyramid pendant, holding up a mirror to the audience with a written message on it.
http://archive.is/GZpPw (click for a larger version)
It's from 'Rhythm 0' I believe, where she invited the audience to do as they wished with her and the objects on a table.
I would like to know what the last word of the message is. Can anyone help out?
'IO SONO' is clear I think.
I found this --
In Italian the word "Io" means "Me". If it's true that Io came from another dimension then "me" may possibly refer to the Author himself, as it can be truly said that he - if anyone - knows what's going on atop the Disc at any one time. Most observers don't have any truck with this theory, but that doesn't stop it from having just a little weight... It may also be a pune on "I Am."
In ritual magick (note the "k") on Roundworld, as practiced by the Golden Dawn, Aleistar Crowley;s O.T.O. and the Golden Dawn, IO is an invocation of the Godhead, usually in the form of a repeated chant such as IO. IO, IAO.
Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thank you!
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carmencita ago
IO SONO LIBERO It is an Italian film. I have tried to find the English translation of the description, but not as yet. It means I was born free.
privatepizza ago
It does indeed look like that carmencita, grazie, I think you may have got it !
Must say I was hoping for something occult connected, Crowley, OTO, but hey, if it's born free it's born free ; )
carmencita ago
It could mean something different to her. I was born free.....to do whatever I want? That's how I see her way of thinking. I see it as seeing to do whatever she wants even though it is evil. These people have their own meanings, things they are entitled to that we are not. I know that is pushing her words, but that is how I see her.
TimesUp ago
I think the official OTO creed is "do what thou wilt," which fits with "born free to do whatever I want!" Either way, we certainly know what Abramovic and her patrons stand for...