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Quote by Marina Abramović
I always believed that the function of art is the function of the bridge.
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The quote compares art to a bridge: both connect things that might otherwise remain separate. Art can link people, experiences, or ways of seeing, helping something cross from one person or place to another. Its purpose is therefore understood as connection rather than isolation.
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