The Self Injury Anthology Project: Art
Gina Pane - Azione Sentimentale (sentimental action) (1973)
Large parts of the work of Gina Pane (1939-1990) uses the body as material. Sentimental Action, a documentation of a performance features pieces on self injury.
Günter Brus
Several works focusing on self injury.
Franko B
"My work focuses on the visceral, where the body is a canvas and an unmediated site for representation of the sacred, the beautiful, the untouchable, the unspeakable and for the pain, the love, the hate, the loss, the power and the fears of the human condition."
One of Franko B's performances include cutting up his stomach and letting the wound stay open for six hours. He has also had taps inserted into his vains, in order to bleed on canvas.