He has broken his ankles, endured 365 days in a cell and faced down the 20th century’s worst winter. Yet he says he is not a masochist. We meet the man Marina Abramovich calls ‘the master’For one year, beginning on 30 September 1978, Tehching Hsieh lived in an 11ft 6in x 9ft wooden cage. He was not permitted to speak, read or consume any media, but every day a friend visited with food and to remove his waste.The vital context here is that this incarceration was voluntary: Hsieh is a Taiwanese-American artist whose chosen practice is performance art, undertaking durational “actions” for long periods. Marina Abramović has called him the “master” of the form. In 1980, seven months after the end of Cage Piece, Hsieh began another year-long work, Time Clock Piece, which required him to punch a factory-style clock-in machine in his studio, every hour of each day for 365 days. <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2026/jan/14/tehching-hsieh-most-extreme-performance-artist-ever">Continue reading...</a>

عاش تيشينغ هسيه، وهو فنان أداء تايواني أمريكي، طواعية في قفص خشبي يبلغ طوله 11 قدمًا و6 بوصات وعرضه 9 أقدام لمدة عام بدءًا من 30 سبتمبر 1978، حيث لم يُسمح له بالتحدث أو القراءة أو استهلاك وسائل الإعلام. كان صديق يزوره يوميًا لتقديم الطعام وإزالة النفايات. هذه الشكل المتطرف من فن الأداء، الذي وصفته مارينا أبراموفيتش بأنه عمل ماجستير، يبرز التزام هسيه بالأفعال طويلة الأمد.

Tehching Hsieh, un artista de performance taiwanés-estadounidense, vivió voluntariamente en una jaula de madera de 11 pies 6 pulgadas por 9 pies durante un año a partir del 30 de septiembre de 1978, sin poder hablar, leer ni consumir medios. Un amigo lo visitaba diariamente para llevarle comida y retirar sus desechos. Esta forma extrema de arte de performance, descrita por Marina Abramovich como magistral, resalta el compromiso de Hsieh con acciones de larga duración.

Tehching Hsieh, un artiste de performance taïwanais-américain, a volontairement vécu dans une cage en bois de 11 pieds 6 pouces sur 9 pieds pendant un an à partir du 30 septembre 1978, période durant laquelle il n'était pas autorisé à parler, lire ou consommer des médias. Un ami le visitait chaque jour pour lui apporter de la nourriture et enlever ses déchets. Cette forme extrême d'art de la performance, décrite par Marina Abramovich comme un acte magistral, souligne l'engagement de Hsieh envers des actions de longue durée.

Tehching Hsieh, a Taiwanese-American performance artist, voluntarily lived in a wooden cage measuring 11ft 6in x 9ft for one year starting on September 30, 1978, during which he was not allowed to speak, read, or consume media. His friend visited daily to provide food and remove waste. This extreme form of performance art, described by Marina Abramovich as a masterful act, highlights Hsieh's commitment to durational actions.

He lived in a cage, jumped from a window and spent a year roped to a friend: is Tehching Hsieh the most extreme performance artist ever?

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