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the underlying psychodrama, Ferrara’s work is similarly unflinching. Both
artists confront the abyss, inviting onlookers to gaze into it alongside them.
The Dadaists, with their love for the irrational and the chaotic, sought to
undermine the certainties of the pre-war world. Ferrara’s art, in its embrace
of the unexpected and its challenge to social norms, channels the Dadaist
spirit of rebellion. Fina Ferrara, much like these predecessors, does not
merely create art; she creates experiences that demand participation -
mental, emotional, and sometimes physical - from her audience.
Her work, spanning performances and video art, bridges the past and the
present, reflecting the timeless quest of artists to explore and express the

Both artists use their bodies as the primary site and medium of their art,
pushing their physical and emotional limits to engage with the audience.
Abramovic’s performances often require a significant degree of interaction
and endurance, characteristics that can also be seen in Ferrara’s work.
They share the concept of performance as a two-way exchange, where
the viewer’s reaction is part of the piece. Fina Ferrara’s approach to art,
deeply rooted in the performative and the visceral, draws comparisons
with several iconic figures from the annals of art history, each of whom
disrupted the status quo of their time with groundbreaking work.
Marina Abramovic, the matriarch of performance art, also explores the
limits of body and mind, challenging viewers’ perceptions of space, time,
and physicality. Ferrara’s physical engagements and emotional rawness
echo Abramovic’s efforts to connect with the audience on a profoundly
personal level. Like Francis Bacon, whose contorted figures and emotionally
charged canvases peel back the layers of human experience to reveal

 Thing Number Six, 2022 Sculpture made with a rubber doll, crystal
glass and engagement ring 9.8x9.8x14.9 in. | 25X25X38 cm.
None of Your Business, 2019 Photographic registry of Performance
None of Your Business 35.4x23.6 in. | 90X60 cm. 
 RIP Crib, 2023 Crib with plaster tombstone. Conceptual object for
Performance A Crib for Sarah 27.5x51.1x40.5 in. | 70X130X103 cm.
 We Freeze, 2023 Frozen pork heart. Installation for Performance A
Crib for Sarah 9.8x9.8 I, | 25X25 cm.
 Sarah 2023 Video Still Image of Video Art Sarah. Created for Perfor-
mance A Crib for Sarah 19.6x11 in. | 50x28 cm.
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