{"title":"Dzelde Mierkalne","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"the-illuminator","title":"The Illuminator","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eetching, 2025.\u003cb id=\"docs-internal-guid-fd11e631-7fff-0b79-d572-d8ddb0d3f4e7\"\u003e \u003c\/b\u003emezzotint, cotton paper\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e35,5 x 45,5cm, 1\/3, framed like in the picture\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eReferencing traditional depictions of medieval manuscript scribes and illuminators, “The Illuminator” plays with the idea of those who produced books as the original “content creators,” particularly in the wake of Gutenberg's press, which in its own way marked the beginning of mass media and its eventual oversaturation. Both inspiring and, perhaps, the beginning of the seemingly doomed state of the world as we know it, the naive-looking character is drenched in an anxiety of impending apocalypse, illuminating the mark of bookmaking on the history of humanity.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMade in tandem with “Cradlecodex42”, a scagliola inlay piece that reconstructs the Gutenberg 42-line Bible, the first printed book of the West. Both works were originally exhibited in the 19th Tallinn Print Triennial in 2025.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"FORMA","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54316505497946,"sku":null,"price":1200.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1002\/6047\/9322\/files\/Mierkalne_TheIlluminator.jpg?v=1781628822"}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1002\/6047\/9322\/collections\/editorial210326-2.jpg?v=1781629617","url":"https:\/\/forma-artcollection.com\/collections\/dzelde-mierkalne.oembed","provider":"FORMA","version":"1.0","type":"link"}