Gabrijel Savic Ra

Performances at IMAF by Juniper Perlis

The calmness that comes over Gabrijel Savic Ra while he is performing, gives his pieces an aura of trust. He opens himself up to the pain and to the audience. In “Consumed by Rose” Gabrijel literally opens himself up by slowly drawing lines in his feet, hands, arms and chest, with a razor. The blood stands in contrast to the white cloth he sits on and his blood sticks to. It spreads across his skin, coloring him bloody. He then replaces his lost blood with the petals of red roses. Eating them slowly, petal by petal. He looks at the audience deeply, creating intimacy through eye contact. In “Algorithms of Nihil” Gabrijel lies his hand, palm down, on a print in a Gaugain monograph. He then drips wax from a candle onto the back of his hand. He melds himself with the image, punishing himself and the book, and simultatneously creating unity.