Georg Dietzler, 7000 Acorns
 
 


Georg Dietzler, 7000 Acorns, 1989-1990, Association of Contemporary Art, Wesel, Germany

In 1989, Dietzler developed a system to conserve acorns. By storing 7000 acorns at -4ćF for eighteen months in atomic bunkers, planting those seeds, and then replacing them with new acorns, the speciesí survival is ensured until the last acorn tree dies.

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