This was the conclusion I reached after reading how it all developed back in the day. There was no independent monitoring/verification during the time this woman was supposedly in the cave, and it was confirmed afterwards by her own team that she went outside for for eight days "so technicians could repair a router". She also had a computer "without a clock", and was in great shape, did not even need sunglasses after all those days in a cave.
Sounds like a lot of people were involved, there are video recordings, and she has a track record of off-the-grid living. What makes you think it's staged?
Thus, for a period of six hours, visitors were invited to use any of the objects on the table on the artist, who subjected herself to their treatment. The artist has stated, ‘the experience I drew from this work was that in your own performances you can go very far, but if you leave decisions to the public, you can be killed’ (quoted in Ward 2009, p.132).
This is a pretty common practice with Tibetan Buddhists. There’s a traditional 3 year retreat that, depending on the practitioner, involves varying levels of contact with other humans. Often times it’s no contact, with an attendant dropping off supplies outside the cave every so often. Tenzin Palmo spent 3 years in full retreat in her cave [1], for instance, out of a total of 12 years in it.
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[ 0.24 ms ] story [ 54.9 ms ] threadHere is a source in Spanish with some photos of her just after getting out of the cave: https://www.elmundo.es/deportes/mas-deporte/2023/04/15/64398...
Autonomy = bring supplies, and go without outside help for X (but limited) amount of time.
Self-sufficiency = provide for one's own needs, without outside help. Potentially indefinite.
Note that one can be self-sufficient for some (like water), while not for other things (like food or fuel).
Yes, this distinction is somewhat fuzzy. But it's pretty clear where this woman's adventure fits in.
That said: impressive feat!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tehching_Hsieh
Thus, for a period of six hours, visitors were invited to use any of the objects on the table on the artist, who subjected herself to their treatment. The artist has stated, ‘the experience I drew from this work was that in your own performances you can go very far, but if you leave decisions to the public, you can be killed’ (quoted in Ward 2009, p.132).
https://www.tate.org.uk/art/artworks/abramovic-rhythm-0-t148...
[1] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tenzin_Palmo
[0] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stefania_Follini
I just happened to see this randomly now - had no idea it was posted at the time.