• Spellbound

    Date posted: October 20, 2010 Author: jolanta

    Please stand in front of one of the skulls.
    Only one person for every skull.
    Never more than one person for every skull.
    Please relax without losing your straight posture.
    Your arms are gently hanging from your shoulders.
    You feel your feet slightly touching the ground.
    You are breathing slowly in and out.
    It is easy for you to breath in and out.
    You are enjoying breathing in and out.
    With every breath you take, you feel more and more calm.
    You are standing totally relaxed in front of your skull.

    Christian Lemmerz

    Christian Lemmerz, Hypnosis, 2010. Wax, nylon thread, automatic motor. Courtesy of Faurschou Beijing.

    Please stand in front of one of the skulls.
    Only one person for every skull.
    Never more than one person for every skull.
    Please relax without losing your straight posture.
    Your arms are gently hanging from your shoulders.
    You feel your feet slightly touching the ground.
    You are breathing slowly in and out.
    It is easy for you to breath in and out.
    You are enjoying breathing in and out.
    With every breath you take, you feel more and more calm.
    You are standing totally relaxed in front of your skull.
    It is nice to stand in front of your skull.
    Look at the skull slowly turning in front of you.
    Look at its form, its color, its texture.
    Enjoy the smooth turning of your skull.
    Think about the vanity of life.
    It is natural to think about the vanity of life.
    Think about the inevitability of death.
    It is natural to think about the inevitability of death.
    You do not feel frightened.
    You feel calm and joyful.
    You feel calm and joyful about the idea of death.
    You think about the utterly meaninglessness of your life.
    You feel the desire of not wanting to live anymore.
    You want to be free from every thought and feeling.
    You understand now that being free is being free from life.
    You never felt more calmness than in this very moment.
    You want this very moment to last forever.
    Now listen.
    Now listen very carefully.
    I will count down from ten to zero.
    When I reach zero, your heart will stop beating.
    10
    9
    8
    7
    6
    5
    4
    3
    2
    1

    This text is a voice recording that accompanies the installation piece Hypnosis.

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