MAMCO Genève presents the exhibition ‘Land Art & Earthworks’ including the work ‘Directed Harvest’ by Dennis Oppenheim. Directed Harvest took place in a Pennsylvania wheat field. Oppenheim altered the landscape by directing a harvester to cut the ripe wheat into ‘linear patterns’, ending in ‘full eradication’, or a complete harvest of the crop. This impermanent carving into the land could be related to traditional sculpture, but in contrast, viewers need to visualise the reshaping of the landscape created by the harvester. Oppenheim was interested in ‘following the processes’ in his ephemeral work and was wary of ‘solidifying’ it through photographic documentation. Text from tâte Image 1: Directed Harvest, 1969 Colour photograph, aerial map and text 50 x 179 7/8 in © Dennis Oppenheim Estate Image 2: View of the exhibition ‘Land Art & Earthworks’ at MAMCO Genève. Photo by Annik Wetter #GalerieMitterrand #ContemporaryArt #MamcoGeneve #ArtGeneva #DennisOppenheim #LandArt #BodyArt