Richard Demarco
7000 Oaks
I think the tree is an element of regeneration which in itself is a concept of time
Joseph Beuys
7000 oaks is a long-term ambition by Deveron Arts to make Joseph Beuys dream come true and plant the 7000 oaks in Scotland.
In the meantime with have started with a few events.
Event 1: Art Breakfast with Richard Demarco
Joseph Beuys in Scotland
Richard Demarco has given an illustrated talk about Joseph Beuys' visits and activities in the Ranoch Moor and elsewhere in Scotland, where he developed the thought of the tree as an element of regeneration as a concept of time in itself.
Arts Breakfasts are a series of social events to trigger networking and discussion among the arts community in the North East of Scotland. This breakfast is part of Deveron Arts Slow Down programme with lead artist Jacqueline Donachie.
'I think the tree is an element of regeneration which in itself is a concept of time.' (Joseph Beuys).
Event 2: Planting of 7 acorns on 3 September 09
The third September 09 marked the 70th anniversary of the declaration of the war to Germany. On this occasion we:
Anna Vermehren – German
Claudia Zeiske – German
Hseuh Ting Fang – Taiwanese
Nick May – English
Lin Pan - Chinese
Keith Cockburn – Scottish
Ashley Branston – Scottish
Paul Rous – English
Clea Wallis – English/German
Stefanie Ford – Canadian/German
Roderick Buchanan – Scottish (by phone)
Richard Demarco – Scottish/Italian (by phone)
Cooked a lunch with Haggis and Sauerkraut. Some of us recited poems fitting the occasion and others shared about their relatives' experience in London, Berlin and Scotland.
To mark the end of the occasion, we planted 7 acorns into pots.
The project continues …