{"title":"Mark Hennek","description":"\u003cp\u003eMark Hennek’s work offers a profound exploration of the intersection between urban landscapes and visual artistry. His books invite readers to experience cities through a contemplative lens, often capturing silent, evocative moments that reveal unseen beauty within familiar environments.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eRooted in \u003cem\u003eArts \u0026amp; Culture\u003c\/em\u003e, Hennek’s publications blend photography with thoughtful narrative, making them a compelling choice for those interested in the visual language of cities and the subtle ways in which space and silence inform artistic expression.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"mat-hennek-silent-cities-by-gerhard-steidl-9783958296558","title":"Mat Hennek: Silent Cities","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eSilent Cities\u003c\/i\u003e presents Mat Hennek's portraits of some of the world's great cities—from New York, Los Angeles and London, to Tokyo, Munich and Abu Dhabi—yet all curiously lacking people. Conceived and constructed by man as vessels for human activity, these metropolises are transformed by Hennek into monuments of silence: empty, sometimes eerie sites for rituals of work and recreation that are yet to take place.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWhether the shimmering windows of a Dallas office building, a lush Hong Kong garden of palms, blooms and fountains, the famed pastel terraced facades of Monaco, or rows of trolleys outside the concrete bulk of Paris' Charles de Gaulle airport, Hennek's pictures demonstrate a consistent formal rigor and recast familiar environments as new sources for focus and reflection.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eHis photographs [...] collect so many elements that they have the power of mandalas, representing the universe in a fragment, and provoking a state of pure contemplation: in the simple experience of gazing, everything becomes pure.\u003c\/i\u003e – Laureline Amanieux\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Thames and Hudson (Australia) Pty Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47596916965612,"sku":"9783958296558","price":110.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/e6fe99c2d66585041fb0bdb277207bd2.jpg?v=1777955366"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/mark-hennek.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}