{"product_id":"herlinde-koelbl-metamorphoses-bilingual-edition-9783969991213","title":"Herlinde Koelbl: Metamorphoses (Bilingual edition)","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn the long line of Herlinde Koelbl's projects, this is the first time that no people are to be seen, and yet her main theme remains: transience. \u003cem\u003eMetamorphoses\u003c\/em\u003e comprises vivid portraits of flora in various states of bloom and decay: light piercing a broken leaf revealing a network of fine, branched veins; a lemon like a porous stone; a berry wrapped in delicate threads; petals curled in erotic shapes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe book is an investigation into the nature of beauty in painterly hues and a wealth of forms: an intricate, fragile beauty that is only revealed when one pays as close attention as Koelbl does. It is a beauty that approaches abstraction and yet is ultimately less about appearance than the unceasing processes of change and renewal at work in nature. In Koelbl's words: \"The present and the past flow into each other. And in reappearance lies the future.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eEven in the process of decay, nature brings forth new beauty and altered perception. It requires a special attentiveness, a close look, to recognize this.\u003c\/em\u003e - Herlinde Koelbl\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Thames and Hudson (Australia) Pty Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47430836682988,"sku":"9783969991213","price":100.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9783969991213.jpg?v=1774558335","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/herlinde-koelbl-metamorphoses-bilingual-edition-9783969991213","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}