{"title":"Simone Brott","description":"\u003cp\u003eSimone Brott's works delve into the evolving relationship between technology and cultural heritage, offering insightful perspectives on how digital innovations shape our understanding of art and history. Her writing bridges the gap between the traditional and the contemporary, inviting readers to explore the intersection of preservation and modernity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eReaders can expect thoughtful explorations grounded in the realms of arts and culture, where concepts of memory and monumentality are reimagined through the lens of digital media. Brott’s work is essential for those interested in the future of cultural narratives and the transformative power of technology.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"digital-monuments-by-simone-brott-9780367201111","title":"Digital Monuments","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eDigital Monuments\u003c\/i\u003e radically explodes \"iconic architecture\" of the new millennium and its hijacking of the public imagination via the digital image. Hallucinatory constructions such as Rem Koolhaas’s CCTV headquarters in Beijing, Frank Gehry’s Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao and Zaha Hadid’s Performing Arts Centre in Abu Dhabi are all introduced to the world by immortal digital imagery that floods the internet—yet comes to haunt the actualised buildings.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eLike holograms, these \"digital monuments,\" which violently push physics and engineering to their limits, flicker eerily between the real and the unreal—invoking fantasies of omnipotence, immortality and utopian cities. But this experience of iconic architecture as a digital dream \u003ci\u003eon the ground\u003c\/i\u003e conceals from the urban spectator the social reality of the buildings and the rigidity of their ideology.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn 18 micro-essays, \u003ci\u003eDigital Monuments\u003c\/i\u003e exposes the stereotypes of iconic architecture while depicting the savagery of the industry, from the Greek and Spanish crises triggered by financialised iconic development to mass labour-deaths on construction sites in the UAE.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47605597044972,"sku":"9780367201111","price":341.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9780367201111-digital-monuments.jpg?v=1778134281"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.live\/collections\/simone-brott.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}