Closed, the object is reminiscent of Beuys???s larger sculptures, where felt is juxtaposed with sheets of copper or iron, suggesting energy stored, transmitted or received.[4] The artist???s use of felt is usually traced to the wartime story of his aeroplane crash in the Crimea.[5] Typically a combination of matted, compressed animal fur and wool, cotton or other fabrics, felt???s insulating prope