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b'Marina Abramovi\\u0107 is one of the most celebrated performance artists in the world. Over a career spanning four decades she has pioneered performance as an art form and accumulated a devoted following. Using her body as both subject and object, Abramovi\\u0107 explores notions of nothingness and time, and draws in the audience as part of her performance. At her 2010 exhibition, \\u2018The Artist is Present\\u2019, at New York\\u2019s MOMA visitors were invited to sit silently opposite her and gaze into her eyes for an unspecified amount of time. Every day people broke down in tears.\\nIn conversation with the Artistic Director at the Barbican Centre, Will Gompertz, Marina Abramovi\\u0107 tells us what she has learnt about process and people from a world in which she is interested in everything. With her characteristic strong character, intelligent wit, and radiating warmth, Abramovi\\u0107 discusses her role as healer, art as meditation, and how her challenging childhood has given her much material to work with.\\xa0\\nThis event was recorded in September 2014 at the Royal College of Music, in London and was produced by Executive Producer Hannah Kaye\\xa0\\n\\u2014\\nWe\\u2019d love to hear your feedback and what you think we should talk about next, who we should have on and what our future debates should be about. Send us an email or voice note with your thoughts to podcasts@intelligencesquared.com or Tweet us at @intelligence2.\\xa0\\nAt Intelligence Squared we\\u2019ve got our own online streaming platform, Intelligence Squared+ and we\\u2019d love you to give it a go. It\\u2019s packed with more than 20 years\\u2019 worth of video debates and conversations on the world\\u2019s most important topics as well as exclusive podcast content. Tune in to live events, ask your questions or watch on-demand, totally ad-free with hours of discussion to dive into. Visit intelligencesquaredplus.com to start watching today\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices'