Sorry the pictures are blurry; she’s sewing chicken skin to her breasts and genitals if it’s not clear. I do not know the context or meaning so if please feel free to add that to the comments if you know!
A profound performance?
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167 responses to “A profound performance?”
that’s soooooo not vegan.
“performance art” doesn’t exactly have to have some deep personal meaning behind it. I mean… I could sneeze in a cup on stage and charge people $10 to see it. Don’t steal my idea people, I have a sinus infection and I plan on bringing home the bacon.
art is art is art is art.
#145,
actually that’s awesome. i wanted to say something about how it’s not .. necessarily a muslim thing or w.e. but starting online arguments is annoying, and with islam – nowadays people will argue endlessly without knowing shit. so i’d rather just keep it short & sweet.
but, if you notice – it was australian muslims. the Qur’an is … i would say, abused, in the Gulf (aka Arabian peninsula – hence my term Arab ..) where they barely allow women the rights granted to them IN islam. but w.e.
thanks for the name 🙂
jeeze.
that just seems like a bad idea.
hahaha am I the only person who got #88′s “fowl” pun? best reply yet
I’m sure she knows a hell of a lot more about the risks than any of us.
I doubt she woke up one morning and thaught, “you know what? I think i’ll sew a chicken to myself today.”
haha oh I must have passed that one thanks for pointing it out.
very punny.
Re: #149, FLEE: This would violate the categorical imperative on two levels. First, brutalizing humans that we disapprove of cannot be universalized. Secondly, it would treat humans as means, and not as ends in and of themselves. Finally, on a different level, it is contrary to laws of nature because it reduces the perpetrator of the violence from rationality to impulsivity. Please see Immanuel Kant: “Groundwork of the Metaphysics of Morals“.
(Aside to The Lizardman: if I am paraphrasing Kant incorrectly, please feel free to correct me. I think that it’s going to take a few more reads through before I really grasp the concepts completely.)
If you all have read this thread down to here — go back and re-read #49. Danielle is ABSOLUTELY right on the money about everything she posted.
Several years ago, I tasted (a very minute portion) of undercooked seafood (scallops to me exact). I developed a 106 degree fever and severe diarrhea and vomitting. I ended up in the hospital for 11 days with IV drips in both arms (simultaneously) of a combo of 3 types of antibiotics. Doctors said I was very lucky to be alive! The culprite was the bacteria Campylobacter jejun — just like Danielle said in her post. My guts took another 3 years to get fully recovered.
I was totally healthy before getting this nasty infection. Anyone with compromised immunity (as many are who repeatedly puncture their bodies) would not be able to recover quickly and might even die from any of the bacteria that Danielle sited in her post.
This young woman was extremely foolish to do what she did — no matter the reason or artistic statement she was trying to make. I hope she did not suffer the consequences of her actions.
I just thought I would share this cautionary tale.
(Just to ignore everything said before..)
Holy crap look at the shoes!!
thats really quite unusual
Eating bacteria is very different to getting them in a cut.
Campylobacter jejuni is found mainly in the gastrointestinal tract of chickens, it is mis-preparation of chicken carcasses that introduces the bacteria in to the rest of the meat. The disease it causes that affects humans, ampylobacteriosis, is among THE most common bacterial infections. It is generally not a serious infection:
http://www.emedicine.com/ped/topic2697.htm
Una polla unida a los genitales es buena idea en todo momento siempre y cuando hables español.
First, let me say that I *think* that she’s trying to make a statement about females being treated as pieces of meat.
But a number of people have posted as if *that*IS* the statement she’s trying to make. But does anyone here really know for sure, does anyone know who this is and has seen/heard statements from her and/or talked to her?
Sure, it’s the obvious interpretation, but maybe it’s not the correct one. In the middle of all these assumptions, is there actual knowledge? ‘Cause about assumptions, well…
What is the difference of a girl sitting in an restaurant and sticking grilled chicken in his mouth and a girl seaming it at her skin. For the chicken its just the same. After being headless and hanging around it really didn`t care. But the “headless” girl will see the difference after massive infektion or even death. Be shure she wont do this often without this happening. So I see only two headless chicks at this pictures. No fun, no sence no nothing. Next time she should just try to use the chickens brain . Maybe this makes her mind grow and she would get an idea of what silly shit she s doing. Mike
All the people who were posting their concerns of germs and such are silly. Who cares. Yeah, it’s kind of gross, but whatever. Ya’ll think she didn’t shower afterwards? …at least i hope she did anyway : )
Im a trainee chef and i know that chicken carrys salmonella, but it needs to be in the danger zone (between 5degrees c and 63 degrees c) for 10-20 mins for the bacteira to start multiplying, im sure they did all they needed to make sure she didnt catch anything and im sure she knew the risks when she did it so i dont see the problem aslong as shes happy with it.
CHICKEN GOT A BONERRRR