Meet Marina Abramopug, the pug version of Marina Abramovic we never thought we needed. Recreating ‘The Artist Is Present’ from Abramovic’s piece at the 2012 MoMA retrospective, this pug first appeared at the Serpentine Gallery in London (or rather in Hyde Park, outside the gallery) in July. Just like its human counterpart, this ‘pugformance’ artist sits in a chair and stares into the eyes of visitors, all of whom were deeply moved in an undefinable but truly spiritual manner due to Abramopug’s mere presence.

Comedian and performance artist Hannah Ballou is the pug’s partner-in-crime and says that the idea came from the pug herself.