Enduring love

I've seen this clip a couple of times before and you may have too, but I thought I'd share it anyway. To me it's a beautiful reminder of how deep the river of love runs... Even when you have long moved on.

The background story is that performance artists Marina Abramovic and Ulay (Frank Uwe Laysiepen) had an intense artistic/romantic relationship in the 1970s and '80s. Their 12-year union ended in 1988 with a dramatic gesture – they met in the middle of the Great Wall of China, said goodbye then walked in opposite directions.

After rarely seeing Ulay in the years since, Marina held an exhibition at MoMA (New York) in 2010. As part of her show she sat in silence while members of the public sat opposite her.

This is what happened when Ulay showed up unexpectedly...

Long live love. x