{"product_id":"hank-gruner","title":"Hank Gruner","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eLa Madre y El Niño\u003c\/em\u003e is the first book by artist Hank Gruner — a reflection of his creative practice partnered with his cultural heritage, told by storytelling his adoption from Colombia to Sweden, his upbringing, finding art, and researching his ancestral lineage.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe book gathers a personal history alongside the artworks, sculptures and commissions that have grown from it — including pieces produced for the likes of Our Legacy, and a new artwork commissioned by Selfridges to mark the book’s launch. Gruner moves between image, object and memory, building a sustained body of work that reads as continuous research: a search for cultural lineage and the connection between the two worlds he belongs to.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn Gruner’s words: \u003cem\u003e“La Madre y El Niño is a reflection of my creative practice partnered with my cultural heritage. By storytelling my adoption from Colombia to Sweden, my upbringing, finding art, researching my ancestral heritage, and the experiences that helped me understand myself. My work is a reflection of this, a continuous research of finding cultural lineage and connection between these two worlds.”\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePublished by Mörel in partnership with Selfridges.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDesigned by Simon Graf.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eABOUT THE ARTIST\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHank Gruner is a Colombian-born, Sweden-raised artist working across photography, sculpture and image-making. Adopted from Colombia as a child and raised in Sweden, his practice draws on personal history and ancestral research, threading questions of adoption, identity and inheritance through both his independent work and his collaborations with brands including Our Legacy. \u003cem\u003eLa Madre y El Niño\u003c\/em\u003e is his first book.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEdition of 500\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e256 pages — on 2 different paper stocks\u003cbr\u003e210 x 268 mm, portrait\u003cbr\u003eHardcover with foil on fabric\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eISBN: 978-1-917282-35-2\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MÖREL","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55567469937016,"sku":null,"price":60.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2559\/3848\/files\/HankGrunerFrontCover.jpg?v=1779449472","url":"https:\/\/morelbooks.com\/products\/hank-gruner","provider":"MÖREL","version":"1.0","type":"link"}