For biographical and background information see Acc. no. 1996.115 'Additional information'. As with most of Nam June Paik's videotapes, their production relies upon a number of collaborators. In this instance, Paul Garrin assisted the artist in realising 'MAJORCA - fantasia' as 'a densely textured collage of often discordant, often beautiful visual and aural elements. To an exquisite musical composition of Chopin, as interpreted by Charlie Morrow, Paik and Paul Garrin create a surreal pastiche of fragmented, manipulated elements: The late Joseph Beuys is seen in a performance piece, dancer Amy Greenfield rolls in mud, Paik is shown destroying a piano in an early performance. At once witty and startling, Paik and Garrin's unexpected juxtapositions and layered electronic alterations of this material are applied with virtuosic control. In particular, the powerful distortions of Beuys' performance become a haunting homage to the late artist.'(1) 1. Zippay, Lori (ed.). 'Artists' video: An international guide', Electronic Arts Intermix, New York, 1991, p.161.