Das Schweigen. 1973.
Multiple. Five reels of the film of the same name by Ingmar Bergman (1963), galvanized, in original Warner Bros. box set.
One of 50 copies. Each reel ca. 38 x 4 cm (14.9 x 1.5 in). Karton: 42 x 42 cm (16,5 x 16,5 x 8,4 in).
Published by Edition René Block, Berlin, and Multiples, New York.
Numbering and title embossed in metal plaques on the reels.
Title of the reels: 1 HUSTENANFALL – GLETSCHER+ / 2 ZWERGE – ANIMALISIERUNG / 3 VERGANGENHEIT – VEGETABILISIERUNG / 4 PANZER – MECHANISIERUNG / 5 Wir sind frei – GEYSIR+. [KT].

EXHIBITION: Joseph Beuys: Skulpturen und Objekte, Martin-Gropius-Bau, Berlin, February 20 - March 1, 1988, cat. no. 66 (illu.).
The Froehlich Foundation: German and American Art from Beuys and Warhol, Tate Gallery, London, May 20 - September 8, 1996; Württembergischer Kunstverein, Stuttgart / Staatsgalerie Stuttgart / Kunsthalle Tübingen, September 28 - November 24, 1996; Deichtorhallen Hamburg, January 23 - April 13, 1997; Kunstforum Wien, May 20 - August 17, 1997, cat. no. 87 (illu.).
Iconoclash. Beyond the Image Wars in Science, Religion, and Art, ZKM Karlsruhe, May 4 - October 1, 2002 (illu.).

LITERATURE: Jörg Schellmann, Joseph Beuys. Die Multiples: Werkverzeichnis der Auflagenobjekte und Druckgraphik 1965-1986, Munich/New York 1992, no. 80 (illu., different copy).

In good condition. Galvanization flaked in places of some reels, isolated spots of corrosion and oxidation, rubbing and scratches. Box with isolated superficial signs of rubbing, scratches and knocks.