Survival
King Bruno of Noseland invited Martin Gut to do a solo exhibition.
He decided to create a piece of land art. Out of respect for the nature surrounding him, he began his work in his most natural form: naked.
The preceding appeal (German) for donations had supplied him with enough food, clothing and money, to enable his survival for 6 days and nights in the outdoors in November.
At night, Martin Gut would write his blog (German) entries and worked throughout the day on the project.
News of this land art event spread through television and the press and triggered interesting discussions about: “What is art?”, “To be an artist: a way of life or just survival?”, “Does art require charity?”, “Why does the press love nudity?” and “Would donations be given to someone who isn’t voluntarily faced with hardship?”
Martin Gut received a lot of non-monetary aid from individuals and firms and the fixed costs of the project were financed thanks to monetary donations.
Photo by Stefanie Fässler
