{"product_id":"two-cents","title":"Two Cents","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"text\" data-v-235b7caa=\"\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"spacer spacer--padding--a--s\" data-v-235b7caa=\"\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"spacer spacer--padding--t--xl spacer--padding--t-m--m\" data-v-235b7caa=\"\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"wysiwyg typo--s\" data-v-235b7caa=\"\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003e“\u003cspan class=\"il\"\u003eElif\u003c\/span\u003e Saydam’s works are crawling with clues: a rotating cast of characters, logos, and symbols”, writes Adam Fearon in his text \u003cem\u003eClueless, or There and Back Again\u003c\/em\u003e. “Their work is not figurative in any normal sense: there is no representation of reality, no use of illusionistic space, no straightforward figuration. Instead, a kind of lexicon of symbols builds up: padlocks, CLOSED signs, hearts, a frog or two, grapes, lemons, fresh fruit, rotten fruit, ladders, landlords, chromosomes, labels from honey jars, brain scans, chains, daisies, daisy chains, mosquitos, bees, bugs, smiley faces, a stomach, mood rings, bow-tie pasta, wilted roses, charged political slogans, ice tea, Antifa, 555-phone numbers, butterflies, a lucky star, bloodshot eyes, wheat, the hand of Fatima, four-leaf clovers, the iconic Blue Marble . . . and mazes”. Published with Kunstverein Harburger Bahnhof, Hamburg, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003ethis exquisitely illustrated book also includes essays in English, German and Turkish by \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003eMaxi Wallenhorst, Asa Seresin, Vera Palme and a poetic contribution by the artist. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"meta\" data-v-235b7caa=\"\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e[publisher's note]\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mousse Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57357832946004,"sku":"A8B-31009","price":25.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1072\/9609\/6596\/files\/Num_C3_A9riser_209_e4d5b54f-6c42-4062-b3a8-0ff4449d1d25.jpg?v=1790813070","url":"https:\/\/after8books.com\/products\/two-cents","provider":"After 8 Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}