Year: 1981
Runtime: 11 mins
Language: German
Directors: Werner Nekes, Dore O.
The short film presents the German artist Joseph Beuys as he contemplates his artistic philosophy, visually rendered as a kinetic sculpture that moves within the frame. The experimental piece blends interview and performance, and in 1981 it received the German film critics’ award for Best Short Film in Germany.
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