Fascinating photographs, published here for the first time, experiences, historical documents, conversations, artworks and memorabilia take the reader on his wonderful journey, that resembles a novel, through the life of the artist Joseph Beuys. He has one of the leading emblematic figures of the post-World War II international contemporary art scene. This volume brings an unusual and symbolic life in distant lands to the knowledge of cultural circles worldwide. By planting trees, Joseph Beuys, as a man and as an artist, sought to open up a dialogue with Nature in order to defend human values and promote the renewal of man and society.