Infiltration Homogen for Piano

Mediums: felt, fabric, piano.
Location: The Center Georges Pompidou, Paris (France).

The art object reflects the opinion of Beuys that the modern economic system does not take into account the internal needs of a person, and he gets closed in the prison of consumerism. At the same time, he considered the extension of the traditional concept of art as an alternative: the creative processes should cover all spheres of human activity, blurring the boundaries between art and life. The author explained, “I made no sound because the piano isolated itself, and I was isolated from it.” The piano, sewn into felt, has a sewn red cross. This sign is placed as a reminder of the tragedy that erupted in the world after the spread of the drug thalidomide. As a result of side effects, thousands of children with disabilities were born in the world. Beuys, in one of his explanations, spoke of the suffering of people with disabilities who were unable to express themselves, “Sound is stuck inside felt leather … sound is impossible, and the piano is doomed to silence.” The author also emphasized that there is “an internal sound (…) as an element of time, but not audible physically. Only continuity and uniformity.” The felt of the object was damaged and replaced by the author in 1984, and the old coating has since been exhibited next to it – the work was acquired in this shape by the Center of Georges-Pompidou.