{"product_id":"looking-into-the-rain-barbara-baert-9783110726848","title":"Looking Into the Rain: Magic - Moisture - Medium","description":"Humankind has traditionally had a special relationship with the \u003cbr\u003eatmospheric characteristics of their environment, especially when it \u003cbr\u003ecomes to rain. Using unique and expertly developed cases - from \u003cbr\u003eprehistoric cave paintings up to the meaning of rain in photography and \u003cbr\u003ecinema - this book casts new light on a theme that is both ecological \u003cbr\u003eand iconological, both natural and cultural-historical. \u003cbr\u003eAre our \u003cbr\u003ecurrent paradigms in the visual studies enough to be able to describe \u003cbr\u003ethe art and culture surrounding rain in a nuanced way, even to reach \u003cem\u003eBeyond\u003c\/em\u003e? Considering one does not simply look \u003cem\u003eat\u003c\/em\u003e the rain, one looks \u003cem\u003einto\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e the rain? Its effect on the audience is contaminating, it seeps \u003cbr\u003ethrough, elusive and dynamic. In the book, important cultural thinkers \u003cbr\u003efrom both the past as well as the present are invited to carefully \u003cbr\u003econsider these questions with the author. \u003cbr\u003eBarbara Baert's touching \u003cbr\u003eessay reveals the capability of humans to combine imagery and \u003cbr\u003efascination into one. Baert's unique prose makes \u003cem\u003eLooking Beyond the Rain. Magic-Moisture-Medium\u003c\/em\u003e a profound, bold, and sometimes fervent essay.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Barbara Baert\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 311072684X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9783110726848\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e de Gruyter\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/30\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.40lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.40h x 6.70w x 0.60d","brand":"Barbara Baert","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43944651194623,"sku":"9783110726848","price":113.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_24debc9b-eed8-4436-a59e-3a76ce543726.jpg?v=1681504559","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/looking-into-the-rain-barbara-baert-9783110726848","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}