Performance Art

This performance art piece done quite a while back. As you can see, the video shows a girl cutting her hair in a public space, while onlookers watch in bewilderment. While watching myself, I had to laugh, not at the girl cutting her hair, but at the peoples' reactions. It's interesting to guess what goes through a person's mind when something out of the ordinary happens right in front of them. Society places certain expectations on situations, and when those expectations are broken, some people don't know what to think.

I think it's great that she did this performance. It obviously goes against what is normal. Many people will not consider this art because it doesn't involve difficult craft skills or technique. There are no evident aspects of design or composition in the act. However, the purpose of art is not strictly for "beauty". Art also asks questions and forces others to do the same.