{"product_id":"do-insects-play-by-johanna-tagada","title":"Do insects play? by Johanna tagada","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"row p-2 pt-1 pb-2 text-single-product\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"col text-intro\"\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBetween collages and paper creations, the result of residencies and experiments,\u003cem\u003e Do Insects Play?\u003c\/em\u003e is a poetic exploration of materials that blends visual art and writing.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Coup de Crayon collection offers the artists in the fields of painting, drawing or collage a “carte blanche” to imagine a series as a book. “Do Insects Play” is the third volume of the collection.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e‘Do Insects Play?’ is an insight into French artist Johanna Tagada Hoffbeck’s playful and mindful practice, one that is frequently informed by the environment in which she finds herself. The artworks contained in this book are a curated selection of soft and vibrant collages from the ongoing series Cocooning  – composed of various found papers, paintings and textiles, along pieces from To End is to Start, a new body of works created out of repurposed cotton fibres and water. The pieces have all been produced during a 2018 – 19 residency in South India where Johanna Tagada Hoffbeck deepened her knowledge and practice of hand papermaking. A short story by the artist is presented alongside the artworks, appearing as a gentle melody dancing throughout the pages.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"row p-2 pt-4 pb-4 text-single-product border-top border-black\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"col\"\u003eJohanna Tagada Hoffbeck (born in 1990 in Strasbourg, France) is a painter and interdisciplinary artist working across rural Oxfordshire (UK) and rural Alsace (France).\u003cbr\u003eHer practice composed of painting, drawing, installation, sculpture, film, photography and writing often conceals ecological messages, rendered in soft and delicate methods. In several of the artist’s projects interaction with the environment and others plays a central role. In 2014, Johanna founded the positive and collaborative cultural project Poetic Pastel. In 2018, the artist cofounded the publication series Journal du Thé – Contemporary Tea Culture.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"chose commune","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54708890697996,"sku":"do insects play? johanna tagada","price":25.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0354\/9298\/6939\/files\/chose-commune_tagada_do-insects-play_01_web-1600.jpg?v=1772897465","url":"https:\/\/beyondstudios.shop\/products\/do-insects-play-by-johanna-tagada","provider":"BEYOND STUDIOS","version":"1.0","type":"link"}