Paris 1977

Musée d´Art moderne de la Ville de Paris, Paris, France, 30 September 1977

At 1:30 pm, in a partitioned exhibition hall at the museum, I went into the shot of a camera which transmitted the image to the part of the hall where the public was sitting. A second camera was fixed on the viewers via a monitor in my part of the hall. I lay down on the floor, put a bag with all my personal belongings under my head. I cut open my left hand with a razor blade, I settled down comfortably and let blood pour out of my hand.

At 2:30pm I collected my things together and left by a side exit without heeding the camera or the monitor. I didn't encounter anyone. No visual recording was made of this action.