{"product_id":"men-carrying-flowers-vol-2","title":"Men Carrying Flowers - vol.2","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eMen Carrying Flowers, Vol 2 by \u003cspan\u003eOphelia Mikkelson Jones\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eOphelia\u003c\/em\u003e is an artist and photographer from Aotearoa, New Zealand. She has been documenting unplanned sightings of \u003ci\u003emen\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e carrying flowers \u003c\/i\u003efor over 12 years. This continuous body of work\u003c\/span\u003e is founded on chance encounters and a draw towards documenting gestures of kindness, care, and human exchange. \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eHer new book, \u003ci\u003eMen Carrying Flowers Vol, 2.\u003c\/i\u003e, consists of sightings c\u003cspan\u003eaptured \u003c\/span\u003eby 48 people from all over the world in 31 different cities between 2020 - 2026, sent to Ophelia after readers engaged with the first book. These contributions, created without request and in the wild, prove the effect of \u003cem\u003eVol. 01\u003c\/em\u003e's sentiment. \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003eAlongside the images and text recollections is a new text by author Durga Chew-xBose. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBose considers the one day of the year when the streets are alive with blooms\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, d\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003erawing from both personal and imagined realities. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDurga Chew-Bose is a Canadian writer and film director. Her first book, Too Much and Not the Mood, was published in 2017. Her first film, Bonjour Tristesse, which she adapted from the Françoise Sagan novel by the same name, debuted in 2024.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEdition 500\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Public Record","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47274509041862,"sku":null,"price":87.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0292\/0608\/5716\/files\/image.jpg?v=1789760543","url":"https:\/\/publicrecord.nz\/products\/men-carrying-flowers-vol-2","provider":"Public Record ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}