For the Goethe-Institut, Eva and Franco Mattes aka 0100101110101101.ORG
reenact Joseph Beuys’ “7000 Oaks” in Second Life.
About the art work:
Beuys’ project begun on March the 16th 1982, at Documenta 7, in Kassel. His plan called for the planting of seven thousand trees, each paired with a columnar basalt stone. Beuys intended the Kassel project to be the first stage in an ongoing scheme of tree planting to be extended throughout the world as part of a global mission to effect environmental and social change.
The Mattes aka 0100101110101101.ORG are reenacting Beuys’ work “7000 Oaks”, staging the new performance in the synthetic world of Second Life. The 7.000 basalt stones have been stacked on Goethe-Institut’s island in Second Life. The diminishing pile of virtual stones will indicate the progress of the project, which will go on until all 7.000 oaks and stones will be placed. Second Life inhabitants will have the chance to take part in the performance, placing stones and trees in their lands.
“To me,” once declared Franco Mattes “there’s no distinction between reality and fiction, facts and fantasy, authentic and simulated. Nothing is real, everything is possible.”
This work is part of Eva and Franco Mattes' series of “Synthetic Performances”: reenactments of historical performances inside synthetic worlds where body, space and time can be completely reinvented. The series started at the beginning of 2007 and will feature works by artists like Vito Acconci and Marina Abramovic.
Joseph Beuys’ “7000 Oaks” is commissioned by the Goethe-Institut.
This is how it works:
1. Choose any stone you like and touch it.
2. Search your Inventory for: „7000 Oaks“.
3. Rezz it anywhere you want.
4. Check the map to see all rezzed oaks at: http://www.goethe.de/frm/sec/en5270003.htm
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