{"title":"Elenor Ling","description":"\u003cp\u003eElenor Ling's work offers an insightful exploration of human connection through the lens of arts and culture. Her writing deftly weaves personal experience with broader cultural themes, inviting readers to reflect on the nuances of touch, emotion, and interaction.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWith a thoughtful and evocative style, Ling captures the subtle dynamics that shape our relationships and creative expression. Her books provide a rich, immersive experience for anyone interested in the intersections between the personal and the cultural.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"the-human-touch-by-suzanne-reynolds-9781913645052","title":"The Human Touch","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Human Touch\u003c\/em\u003e explores the profound impact of our most primal sense. Touch is our first sense, allowing us to create art, assert ownership, express love, and communicate faith, beliefs, and anger. It is how we leave our mark and establish our place in the world; touch is how we connect.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eDrawing on artworks spanning four thousand years and stretching across the globe, this book offers new ways of looking at the fundamental role of touch in the human experience. Through a series of essays, the authors examine numerous facets of touch, including anatomy and skin, the relationship between the brain, hand, and creativity, as well as themes of touch, desire, possession, ideological touch, reverence, and iconoclasm.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eNearly two hundred lavish illustrations accompany the text, featuring drawings, paintings, prints, and sculptures by renowned artists such as Raphael, Michelangelo, Rembrandt, Carracci, Hogarth, Turner, Rodin, Degas, and Kollwitz, alongside contemporary artists like Judy Chicago, Frank Auerbach, Richard Long, the Chapman Brothers, and Richard Rawlins.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe events of 2020 have heightened our awareness of the preciousness and dangers of touch, making this exploration of our most fundamental sense particularly timely.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47471794684140,"sku":"9781913645052","price":83.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781913645052-the-human-touch.jpg?v=1775254795"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/elenor-ling.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}