Tuesday, October 5, 2010

Day 77

Today in my "But Why is it Art?" class, my teacher showed us this image entitled The Lovers:


Couple Marina Abramquic and Ulay ended their relationship in 1988 by walking towards one another from opposite ends of the Great Wall of China. They each walked 2000 km (90 days) to meet up halfway. When they finally united, they kissed good-bye to mark their seperation from then on.

There is something so romantic about this endeavour which is ironic considering they were meeting up to say good-bye. How easy life would be if saying goodbye to a loved one was filled with this much passion, commitment and civility.

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