…well, the meaning of any media is what the receiver understands from it, or as Duchamp said, “the viewer completes the art.”

Joseph Beuys was not ‘bodily’ present when the installation was on show to the public, so was not an integral part of its intended message. And, yes, perhaps he was feeling weary, he died about 4 months later…

Right now, though, the theme of pandemics does seem to pervade our thoughts…