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-Speaking of participatory artworks, we have to recall Joseph Beuys'**7000 Oaks**, a "social sculpture" for which he had the participation of the public in Documenta 7 to plant seven thousand oak trees, in the city of Kassel, in 1982.+Speaking of participatory artworks, we have to recall **Joseph Beuys's 7000 Oak Trees**, a "social sculpture" for which he had the participation of the public in Documenta 7 to plant seven thousand oak trees, in the city of Kassel, in 1982.
  
-Another recent and related participatory project, was the **sunflower seeds** installation by Ai Wei Wei for the Tate Modern in London, 2010. He built a huge network of porcelain craftsmen in order to produce millions of fake sunflower seeds. He addressed the problem of (un)employment in China, reviving an old technique for centuries mastered by Chinese, the porcelain, while using a symbol of the Maoist times, the sunflower seed. Wei Wei created a massive landscape inside Tate's Turbine Hall after bringing the seeds from China. I had the fortunate chance to visit the installation last year and I was really touched by the project. The process is beautifully documented in a 15 minutes video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PueYywpkJW8+Another recent and related participatory project, was the **sunflower seeds installation by Ai Wei Wei** for the Tate Modern in London, 2010. He built a huge network of porcelain craftsmen in order to produce millions of fake sunflower seeds. He addressed the problem of (un)employment in China, reviving an old technique for centuries mastered by Chinese, the porcelain, while using a symbol of the Maoist times, the sunflower seed. Wei Wei created a massive landscape inside Tate's Turbine Hall after bringing the seeds from China. I had the fortunate chance to visit the installation last year and I was really touched by the project. The process is beautifully documented in a 15 minutes video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PueYywpkJW8
  
-Aesthletics playing sports as artistic practice, brainchild of artist Tom Russotti. Aesthletics acknowledges sport, especially contemporary spectator sport, as a mixture of physical activity, social interaction, movement, performance, and ritual. It is both a critique of our sports-obsessed culture and a way of harnessing the theatrical and ritualistic allure of sport. And, truth be told, Aesthletics is easy excuse for a good time. http://aesthletics.org+**Aesthletics**, playing sports as artistic practice, brainchild of artist Tom Russotti. Aesthletics acknowledges sport, especially contemporary spectator sport, as a mixture of physical activity, social interaction, movement, performance, and ritual. It is both a critique of our sports-obsessed culture and a way of harnessing the theatrical and ritualistic allure of sport. And, truth be told, Aesthletics is easy excuse for a good time. http://aesthletics.org
  
 === Mark Manders on plants===  === Mark Manders on plants=== 
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