They're having an entire conversation with just their eyes. This will always be one of my favorite things ever. They're still so in love after all this time

"If I should meet thee, after long years, how should I greet thee, with silence and tears."

That moment when she slowly pulls away her hands and he keeps them there, like he doesn't want to let her go again So powerful

The mind knows time but the heart does not.

i always come back to this video every couple of months... you can truly feel the passion when they look at each other

I think the greatest part of this is she had her eyes closed and when she opened them the emotions in that split second.

This is by far the most beautiful thing on the internet to date. The artistic level expressing the depth of love is beyond. After 40 years that love existed just the same. I adore the instant acknowledgment, the expression, and the silence which put them in tears, the fact he tried to hide his emotion with his head nods, and she felt it all. Also the fact that she felt that depth and had to show it to the next person in there minute of silence. The metaphor of this entire exchange is wild. Watch it over and over and understand the different levels. It’s like an onion peeling back the emotional layers. I felt this to my core and appreciate the artist sharing this vulnerability with all of us.

Very few things I have seen have moved me this much. Couldn’t stop the tears and emotion when I watched this. I know exactly how they were feeling.

This video, in its simplicity, is one of the most moving things I've ever seen. It makes my eyes watery every time I watch it. It's just awesome. After 20 years, you suddenly find in front of you a man that has probably been the love of your life... how can you hold back your tears?

Absolutely amazing. People who have had true love will understand the depth of it. Loved it.

So sad to hear about Ulay's passing today. He'll live forever through his art.

“We all have an old knot in the heart we wish to untie.” ― Michael Ondaatje, The Cat's Table

Every time I see her cry, I cry. It brings out such emotion in me. Her eyes say it all.

When he shakes his head looking at her ❤️

I’ve had one true love in my life. When I saw this, all those memories came flooding back. I’m sitting here sobbing. If only I had this kind of opportunity.

I was lucky enough to be at MoMa when she was doing this show! I'd be lying if I knew how significant it was, and I didn't appreciate it, and I didn't wait in line to participate! I regret all that I didn't do that day, so take heed fellow travelers and do those things in the moment so you don't regret it later.

2:50 She finally lets go for one last time and he walks away as if it was the final conclusion to their relationship, engaging one another with 1 last touch. True art that shows emotion and colours represented between the two artists through an exchange of eye contacts, Bravo.

Melancholy, nostalgia, regret. Those must have been the unspoken emotions between them. Intensely beautiful

I wish that one day I open my eyes and I may see my father in front of me, looking in my eyes, smiling.. and I get to hold his hands once.. for just one minute.

I’ve never once watched this without being moved to tears. Absolute genius.

I must have watched this a dozen times. I cry every time. Like now, as I type.

When You Love SomeOne So Deeply, You Just Can't Forget Them. No Matter What Happen! Feelings Can't Be Expressed In Words......

When she saw him and start crying it tells how she deeply inlove with him before . 💔

Sometimes when the relationship ends the love doesn't. ❤

It's like this involuntary weeping that occurs the moment you connect with the pain of your own past Loves lost; it's the quickening of her breath, the widening & watering of her eyes, and then ultimately the desperate acceptance in her expression as he gets up... and walks away. Closing her eyes - she tries to hold on to the image of him in her head... sadness suddenly veiling across her face as she reluctantly accepts that the moment has passed. #fcknlove

I come back every few years or so to watch this when I feel I need to see it. Their backstory makes this even more profound a piece of art. The human experience. It's a beautiful mess.

As we all sit and imagine if we were in front of that "one" person again. 💔😢

The way he looks at her 💔 😭 we all have that one person that our ‘soul’ belongs too. Sometimes words are not needed and silence can speak a thousand words 💚💚

The way she looks at him is like telling him, I shouldn't have walked away I should have followed you.. what could have happened?, I could have been happier if I kept you .. it seems like everything just happened yesterday, suddenly remembering all of our happy memories and as you turn ur back once again i recall the pain when we decided to end it.. I loved you, I loved you so much.

This gets me every time I watch it. The surprise on her face when she opens her eyes and the tears streaming down her face. You can tell they really loved each other.

This is going to have me in tears for as long as I live

Recently ended an almost 6-year relationship, and this has left me raw. Love remains, even when those involved cannot. It is so beautiful and so sad.

2020 anyone? 😢

Every time I come here, I WITNESS THE SAME AUSPICIOUS FEELING I FELT WHEN I WATCHED IT THE 1st TIME! LOVE AND TRUST ARE THE ONLY PRECIOUS THINGS ON THIS EARTH, NOTHING ELSE!

No matter how hard you try, you will never ever forget your first true love

This clip is equivalent to one full love story movie! When they hold hands, it was so meaningfull!

Nov 1 2020 I'm here once again watching the two lovers staring at each other as they ponder what would it be like, if they didn't have to go separate ways. It still breaks me, every time.

All of us love that one person truly madly deeply with every cell of our body every depth of the soul.. That love they found in each other.. That love doesn't lead to a life long companionship for all.. I'm glad they got to experience it.

My ex girlfriend and I have that same intensity, 8 yrs gone now and we both feel the same way about each other.. both with new partners, you only get that love once in a life time, .....She is still the love of my life, I sent this clip to her about 5yrs ago, she sent it back to me at 2am this morning.....

I’ve watched this video at least a million times over the past few years. I’ve never felt such emotion

I've seen this video several times and each time I watch it I get so emotional and teary-eyed. You can just see and feel the deep emotion when they see each other after so many years have past. It reminds me of the one and only love of my life that I lost 30+ years ago (my own fault). If I had the chance to sit across from him for just a few minutes and look into his eyes, I would probably lose it. Mike will always and forever be in my heart.

When she started crying, so did I! This is amazing, the moment to just connect to someone can bring out such an emotion in you. Heartbreaking/warming.

Gabor Maté was right about our critical need for human connection. This powerful video shows how much emotion we store as "memories" and how they can serve us to heal. Beautiful!

True love never dies even when lovers are no longer together.

I am a man and I am not afraid to say this made me cry

Its like reading a story when looking into their eyes, a story you wish had no ending but you know it does, so you read 1 sentance a day just to make it last a lifetime.

Knowing the back story, this song always makes me tear up with sadness. Rest In Perfect Peace, Ulay.

When I was younger and dumber I once thought it strange that my uncle to whom I was very close should remarry after his first marriage had ended badly. So I had asked mom, "but uncle's so old! (he was 47, and back then for 14 years old me, everyone above 20 was 'old') how can he fall in love again?" My mother rebuked me, saying, "don't be a fool; everyone becomes young again when you're around love." The changes of expression in the face of Marina Abramovic & Ulay starting in 1:41, the sudden yet subtle smile, awkward but serene gaze, and irresistible tears-those made me understand exactly what my mom said many years ago.

it's really beautiful. I did it after 26 years with my first love. I'll never leave her again!

Have you ever loved someone so deeply that no matter what happens in your life that person is already a part of you and always will be, that soulmate that will shake you to your core and will always have a place in your heart long after you have moved on.

How Ulay stretches and prepares himself before sitting down. Oh my heart.

After all these years I still can't watch this without sobbing. Beautiful ❤

I'm 45 yo, as of yestetday, and I've never been in love. A friend and I were talking about what do I think being in love looks like .... and remembered seeing this video years ago. That, to me, is what true Love looks like.

I remember watching this more then a few years ago .. every time I come back to it I have the same reaction as I did the first time .. tears , heartache, not necessarily sad heartache but heartache none the less .. there is so much love and emotion in that quick minute .. her reaction .. she really truly loved this man .. it was beautiful to be able to see this .. beautiful .. ❤

Anyone noticed? After ulay left, when the next person comes, Marina keeps closing her eyes and taking a deep breath as if wishing for Ulay to appear again, Before finally getting ready for that person.

This video brings me back every time. My tears flow hard, as I feel that deep burning choking pain of tears flowing as your heart is sunk, trembling through your body, not sure to move. They were true soulmates.

When she opens her eyes after he walks away to see someone new sitting there…realizing it’s not him, such power.

I watched this video like a million time still i cried like a baby..the way they stare each others in silence, as if the feelings is still there but they know they can't be together again like they used to..😢

One of the most powerful videos that has ever existed!! 🎨❤️💙🎨

You can't silence the heart once it has truly been touched we should all have this at least once in a lifetime! I have..

I'll always love to meet you once , if you ever read this !!! God bless you in your life ahead !!!

Their eyes meeting as if it's just the two of them in the room. Get's me each time I watch it. ❤

Still so powerful. I remember watching this years ago and it still now has the same affect on me.

If you have ever been truly in love, then you understand why they did not even have to speak , yet they spoke volumes with their eyes.

Man, I’d hate to be the next one sitting down after that!!!!!!

Powerful love story. Now she has lost him forever. RIP Ulay.

I return to this video from time to time, and it strikes me every time the deepness of their connection, but also the fact we humans don't need to talk to communicate.

Watching this as I learnt of Ulays passing away today.

I've watched this so many times. I cry every time. Ah, love!

Watching this in 2019 still feeling every bit of emotion.

After i saw how they look each other in silence i realized that i have to open my heart again for true love instead of kill the feeling this whole time. You know, as we grow up we start to think that love is bullshit and manipulate us. But the feeling is beautiful, to FALL in love. I want to experience it again, live up the feeling. 😊

This video used lighting, cameras and music which added to the feels or emotion that this video brought to me. In this video, I realized that even though we may have painful memories of our pasts, there's still something good in it that we may treasure and cherish for the rest of our lives. We should not forget those persons who become part of our journey.

This has more meaning to me than I could ever explain ~

Soooo beautiful, I could feel that moment and it took me back ten years ago when I experienced that same emotion with my endless love....

I cried when I first saw this video some time ago and it still has the same effect. Regrets lost loves , still carrying that candle for each other and somehow all the time in between means nothing..Just that moment looking across the table ..in that moment nothing had changed 💕💕

What real love looks like. Every year I watch this at least once. The true art was in this short interaction. The rest was a waste of time.

I just can't with this.. The song only makes it THAT more touching . Such a beautiful piece

I'm just glad I wasn't next...how do you top that!!??

Been looking for this for a very long time, the hearts and eyes spoke....very beautiful. A version that can go side ways if depth is not understood. Love this piece, thanks for uploading!

I come back to this video, time and time again. It's one of the most beautiful, empowering moments of two individual lives. It always makes me cry.

The music and camera’s with the theme “retrospective” created a big impact on the video itself, specifically, those things mentioned made the ambiance and the emotions of the couple be highlighted. “A minute of silence” implies that there are feelings and emotions that do not need to used words in order to be express. It reminds me of the lyrics in one of the song of Ronan Keating saying “ You say it best, when you say nothing at all”.

Passion in the eyes where words can’t dwell. To fasten what you feel like, under a curse I fell. Just sat in my mind with a look like a spell. One minute with no words but your eyes can tell. Some give more than needed but we’ve been to hell. Goodbye again loved one, you have tears to sell.

This really was an amazing video. You could really see her face light up the moment she opened her eyes as she knew exactly who he was and even though they chose different paths in life they never seemed to lose the emotional touch and the connection they had despite no contact for 3 decades..

One of the most beautiful videos i ever saw.... I return back to it again and again

very touching moments....all of the sudden, i could feel my tears rolling down my cheek...

Still makes me cry. Every single time.

Imagine having your passion once matched by another in order to have this kind of moment. That's extremely fortunate.

Saw this in my Art class today. And wow!! It was beautiful, words can't describe how it made me feel.😢 Truely a picture worth a thousand words.

I will always love you Dominique.

This live Art Performance by Marina Abramovic makes me feel dumps about the dept love and reactions of the two of them,even though they only use eye contact I still feel the emotions. Their response to each other makes us surprise and curious. In doing this activity they use back ground music ,lights to make them focus and objects( chairs and table) to have the range between people to him. This technologies helps to boost the emotion and connection to each other.🥰🥺

What i love everytime I watch this is the conversation that you can see but not hear.

This is the height of art! The thrill of experiential experiences bursts from every pore of the body. Amazing !

Wikipedia: In November 2015, Ulay took Abramović to court, claiming she had paid him insufficient royalties according to the terms of a 1999 contract covering sales of their joint works.[18][19] In September 2016, a Dutch court ordered Abramović to pay €250,000 to Ulay as his share of sales of artistic collaborations over their joint works. In its ruling, the court in Amsterdam found that Ulay was entitled to royalties of 20% net on the sales of their works, as specified in the original 1999 contract, and ordered Abramović to backdate royalties of more than €250,000, as well as more than €23,000 in legal costs.[20] Additionally, she was ordered to provide full accreditation to joint works listed as by "Ulay/Abramović" covering the period from 1976 to 1980, and "Abramović/Ulay" for those from 1981 to 1988.

This is exactly how I feel. I just lost the love of my life for what I fear is the final time. We've been going on and off since September. I've never been so in love or wanted anything more than I want a life with this girl. I would give my own life to have the life I though I'd finally get with her. I will always regret this. I will always regret not being farther along in my growth when I was faced with a love like this. I wasn't ready, but I was getting ready fast and sometimes that's not enough. I feel like this was the most cosmic prank the universe could have pulled. Why couldn't I have been better for her. I will have this regret until the day I die and frankly I can't wait. This reminds me a lot of myself because even if I was to be seated in front of her like this in 50 years , I'd feel the exact same. I'd break down instantly. This is the absolute hardest day of my life, and there are 40-50 more years of waking up to this same day

I've watched this video so many time, but I yet I would stll have teary eyes. The love, the passion, the desire..you can see those in their eyes. Amazing.

everyone's gangsta till some old love show up in front of you

Such raw emotion. The memories overpower your soul and you can't help but shed tears. This is truly powerful

I’m in a relationship with someone that I know is in love with someone else this deeply but they can’t be together. It hurts knowing he’ll never love me like this but I love him enough I’d let him go back to her. 😢

One of my favourite KZfaq videos. The music is fabulous.

I get all teared up. I cannot imagine not being with my husband the love of my life