{"product_id":"strandbeest-the-dream-machines-of-theo-jansen-9783836548496","title":"Strandbeest: The Dream Machines of Theo Jansen","description":"\u003cp\u003eFor seven years  photographer and artist Lena Herzog followed the evolution of a new kinetic species. Intricate as insects but with bursts of equine energy  the Strandbeests or beach creatures  are the creation of Dutch artist Theo Jansen  who has been working for nearly two decades to develop a new life-form that moves  and even survives  on its own. Set to roam the beaches of Holland  the Strandbeests pick up the wind in their gossamer wings and spring  as if by metamorphosis  into action. As if it were blood  not the breeze  running through their delicate forms  they quiver  cavort  and trot against the sun and sea  pausing to change direction if they sense loose sand or water that might destabilize their movement. Coinciding with a traveling exhibition  Herzogs photographic tribute captures Jansens menagerie in a meditative black and white  showcasing Jansens imaginative vision  as well as the compelling intersection of animate and inanimate in his creatures. The result is a work of art in its own right and a mesmerizing encounter not only with a very surrealist brand of marvelous  but also with whole new ideas of existence.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45652153827381,"sku":"ByrdShop_3836548496","price":77.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9783836548496.jpg?v=1781849587","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/strandbeest-the-dream-machines-of-theo-jansen-9783836548496","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}