Rhythm 0: A Slide Show -

Another man takes the lipstick and draws on her face. A third person pours water over her head. She blinks, but doesn’t resist. ![A woman with scratches on her chest]

5 minutes If I handed you a rose and a loaded gun, which would you give to a stranger? rhythm 0: a slide show

Someone sticks thorns from the rose stem into her stomach. Another person uses the scalpel to cut the skin of her neck and arms. They drink the blood. Another man takes the lipstick and draws on her face

Rhythm 0: The Chilling 1974 Performance That Revealed the Darkness in All of Us They drink the blood

A fight breaks out in the audience. One faction tries to stop the man with the gun. Another faction says: “She signed the paper. It’s art.”

They lift her onto the table. They spread her legs. They insert a metal rod into her vagina. They cut her clothes completely off with the razor blade.

The crowd has grown. Some people are visibly uncomfortable, but they do not intervene. They watch. ![A chain being wrapped around a woman's leg]