{"product_id":"alexandra-bircken-9783775750424","title":"Alexandra Bircken","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe title seems to announce a comprehensive encyclopedia: from A to Z, each and every object or material has the potential to become an element in one of \u003cem\u003eAlexandra Bircken\u003c\/em\u003e's charged objects and installations. Whether it's packaging materials, machine parts, or bones, everything finds a use—the organic as well as the inorganic, raw materials and industrially produced goods.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe constant reference point in her artistic explorations is the human body and its contradictory relationship to the environment, as defenselessly at its mercy as it is dependent on it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis catalogue is the first to provide a comprehensive overview of Bircken's sculptural practice from all creative periods, which here enter into a dialogue that explores the artist's multi-layered statements on surface, body, movement, shell, and skin.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Thames and Hudson (Australia) Pty Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47470035173612,"sku":"9783775750424","price":110.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9783775750424-alexandra-bircken.jpg?v=1775208284","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/alexandra-bircken-9783775750424","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}