Cuprum 0,3% unguentum metallicum, 1978-1986

This edition by Joseph Beuys consists of a block of wax that depicts the crystalline form of a miner's lamp in negative relief. This “image” represents a combination of archaic symbols and naturally occurring forms. Bowl, flame, feathered diagram, sun disk and crystal merge into a single form and evoke a multitude of interpenetrating levels of meaning and possible associations. The title of the work is the name of a homeopathic ointment that Joseph Beuys himself often used.