{"product_id":"book-cases-head-cases","title":"Book Cases \/ Head Cases","description":"\u003cp\u003eEach morning I receive a word-of-the-day email from an online dictionary. Sometimes I make a painting prompted by that day's word. When 'bookcase; arrived in my inbox it seemed to offer a literal interpretation, but the painting was bland, illustrative, so I made the painting about what books do rather than what they are. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eI love books, feeling their weight as I read one, and the anticipation of turning to the next page. One's progress through a book is visible, and re-reading can be a form of time-travel, where scribbled notes and underlined passages reveal immediate responses to the first time it was read. \u003cbr\u003eSimilarly, picking up a secondhand book can give insights into the mind and life of its previous owner, connecting us as a community in a way that is impossible with digital media.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e'Book Cases \/ Head Cases' depicts a reader undergoing the transportive aspects of reading, of learning about the world through the words of another. The trees reference the raw materials for paper and bookcase-making, pointing out that books directly connect us to our physical world.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Lee Johnson","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57160809316734,"sku":"H1208","price":3200.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0911\/6545\/8814\/files\/Screenshot_2026-03-24_at_19.07.04.png?v=1774379233","url":"https:\/\/hyphacurates.com\/products\/book-cases-head-cases","provider":"Hypha Curates","version":"1.0","type":"link"}