I have learned that art goes beyond many things, art is not only observed but also felt. Yoko Ono is a great example to follow, a great person but above all a great artist. Her story and her purpose in her life have not only been about creating art, but also through her fights for world peace and gender equality. I took as an example the art of this great woman to make my intervention today. Yoko Ono's performance art had a purpose, mine too, it is about raising awareness in society about how harmful smoking tobacco is and the damage we do to our lungs by doing so. It is said that tobacco smoking causes more than eight million deaths a year around the world, but it is not just death, it starts with different types of diseases, tobacco produces cancer and contributes to a decrease in oxygen transport to the body's tissues of the human being.
But why is this topic so important to me? My great-grandfather died because he had smoked tobacco all his life. He used to have to carry an oxygen tank wherever he went since his lungs no longer worked well on their own. My father has smoked since he was 15 years old, today he is 43 years old and when he climbs stairs he has shortness of breath, when he exerts himself it is difficult for him to breathe well, and when he is stressed or worried the only thing he turns to is a cigarette, that is which makes his body relax. How can you make a person who has smoked almost all his life understand that his body is internally being destroyed more and more by smoking? It is a very difficult question to answer since to date we have not achieved anything that will help eliminate tobacco 100%.
My performance art video is based on destroying tobacco. I invited my mom, my sister, and my dad to do it too. My mom, my sister, and I did not find it difficult to do this, on the contrary, it was pleasant to be able to destroy what we have felt has been affecting my dad's health for a long time. My dad, on the other hand, felt a little uncomfortable doing it, since he has smoked since he was a child and it is like telling a person who loves junk food to destroy or throw away his favorite hamburger. The purpose of my video was to make art and activism at the same time, trying to encourage the elimination of tobacco in the lives of many people.
References:
- “Yoko Ono - a Groundbreaking Artist, Activist and Fighter behind the Myth of Her Name.” Widewalls, www.widewalls.ch/magazine/yoko-ono-art-story.
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