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I met Joseph Beuys in the 
year ‘78.

_Mmhmm

And the problem was, he 
was a smoker…   und er 
starb an Lung Krebs und 
am ende seines Lebens 
konnte er nur im stehen 
schlafen

_Mm stehen? Was ist das..?

Im.. im stehen.. 

_Ist das.. eh..?

Weil der ganze Lunge... 

_War kaputt                                   

War kaputt

_Ja.....

_Wo haben Sie ihm 
getroffen?

Im New York!

_Echt?

Ja!

_Sie war überalles! 

Naturlich

_„Naturlich!”

Eh, ich bin <<inaudible>> 
Oh look, eh.. oh please.. 
please stay by me…
  
_Ich muss bald gehen; ich 
hab viel zu tun, heute...
aber sag mir mehr über 
Joseph Beuys.

Joseph Beuys fly from Berlin 
to New York… City

_Ah! Für...em... die Performance 
mit Coyote zu machen?

And there was an ambulance

_Mmhmm

Und er wurde eingepackt... he 
was packed in eh.. felt.

_Mmm.... Aber ich gedacht für 
diese Performance er war nür 
in New York ganz, ganz kurz – 
nür im ambulance, dann in 
galerie, und dann zuruck.

Ah it was three days! Three days – 

_- aber.. allein mit Coyote, oder?

Alone with the coyote.

_Und wann haben Sie ihm dort 
getroffen?

Yes.. I – I speak with him. 

_Ja? Ich gedacht er... hat mit 
neimand gereden.. nür.. nür 
Ambulance, Galerie, Ambulance, 
Flughafen.. oder war Sie im 
Galerie?

Joseph Beuys.. war im zweiten welt 
krieg, Sturzkampfflieger

_Ja Ja, so er gesagt, aber.. 

Ein Sturzkampfflieger ist.. er fliegt da 
ünter, schmeißt die Bombe ab

_Und dann ganz schnell zuruck oben!

Ja und her hat <<inaudible>>, das flug
<<inaudible>> Zu sehen und er ist.. in 
in der... ???? gelandet

_Mmmm und leute in die Urwald hat 
ihm gefunden

Dann kam Mongolen und <<inaudible>> 
den Flugzeug und die Menschen und hab 
ihm raus geholt

_Und in Fett eingepackt

Und in in Fett gepackt... in in Fett.. 

_Und dann Felt

 
Und dann Felt.. und er hat eine 
<<inaudible>> platte <<inaudible>> 
aus Silber, nun.

_Was ist aus Silbern...?

Hier! Diese...

_Ja.. wie ein Hüt, oder ein Mütze?

...Silber...

_...silber...

Silber...

_Mmhmm

Aaaay eh....

<<I met Joseph Beuys in the 
year ’78.

Mmhmm

And the problem was, he was  
a smoker… and he died from 
lung cancer... and at the end of 
his life, he could only sleep while 
standing.

Mmmm… standing? What… ?

While… while standing…

Is that… eh… 

Because his lungs…

- were kaput.

…were kaput

Yes.......

Where did you meet him?

In New York!

Really?

Yeah!

You’ve been everywhere!

Of course

“Of course!”

Eh, I am a <<inaudible>>  
Oh look, eh.. .oh please... 
Please, stay by me...

I have to go soon; I have a 
lot to do today… But tell me 
more about Joseph Beuys.

Joseph Beuys flew from Berlin  
to New York… City

Ah! For… to do the performance 
with the coyote?

And there was an ambulance

Mmhmm

And he was packed…. He was  
packed in eh… felt.

Mmm… but I thought that for this 
performance, he was only in New 
York for a very, very short time – 
just in the ambulance, then in the 
gallery, and then back.

Ah it was three days! Three days - 

- but... alone with the coyote, right?

alone with the coyote

And when did you meet him there?

Yes... I – I speak with him.

Yeah? I didn’t think he spoke with 
anyone there… just…just the ambulance, 
the gallery, the ambulance, the airport… 
or were you in the gallery?

Joseph Beuys…was a fighter pilot in the  
Second World War.

Yeah yeah, and he says… 

A fighter pilot is… he flies down, throws 
off the bomb - 

-  and then flies very fast back up!

Yes, and he had…<<inaudible>> And 
landed in the <<inaudible>>

Mmmm, and the people of the forest 
found him…

Then the Mongolians came and..  
<<inaudible>> found the plane, and the 
man..and pulled him out.

And wrapped him in fat…

And wrapped him in fat… in in fat…

And then felt…

And then felt… and had….<<inaudible>>  
out of silver, huh.

What out of silver…?

Here! This…

Yeah… like a hat… or a cap?

..silver…

…silver…

…silver...

Mmhmmm

Aaaay eh… 

I MET JOSEPH BEUYS: Hannah Harkes in conversation with Munchhausen 

video, 4m27s 

2010






















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