Orlan

I am not quite sure what to say about Orlan. Her performance art is some of the most bizarre I have seen yet. I am still trying to get a grip on the concept of some performance art... I do appreciate all forms of art, but I don't really understand all of them. I like the idea of Orlan reforming her body to famous art icons, I just personally think it is a bit extreme to harm your own body. I just have this view because I hold strong to the belief that we should take care of our bodies and respect them because of all they do for us and the life they give us. I understand that this is her life, performance art is her life, I'm just not crazy about the gorey aspect of it. I thought that her performance with the coin slot where people exchanged coins for kisses was really cool. I'm still trying to open my mind to the more extreme performances...