Only Life to live

is the title of a live performance by Christoph Both-Asmus executed in Corinth, Greece in the summer of 2015 during a one-month artist–in–residency program. The artist sat on a bench in public, wearing a solid ice object over his head with fresh colorful blossoms frozen into the material. During the 180 minutes long performance the ice melted, water dripped and blossoms fell to the ground.

Symbolically the ice represents the hardship of individual lives that are part of existence, while the flowers within the process of melting indicate a fascination for life that makes life worth living. The flowers picked by the artist grow naturally in the city of Corinth and showed his connection to the ancient city and its people.

His performance can again be viewed as a statement for a conscious living and the need of regenerating regarding nature. With the big ice sphere over his head he offered the audience an opportunity to take time and contemplate with him in the present. This is particularly important in a country like Greece, where crises are omnipresent and there is a great need to create visions for the future.

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