{"product_id":"yellow-brick-road","title":"Yellow Brick Road","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFlorian Houlker's slip-cast artworks were devised as a multiple-piece artwork that formed a yellow brick road of ceramic. Imitating chocolate bars, wrapped and unwrapped, each piece pokes at the socio-economic identity of working-class people as he 'paves the way with gold'. In this work, Florian aims to elevate industrial skilled workers to the same status as craftsmen.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEach piece is formed by using the indented section of an Accrington Brick. infamous NORI bricks sourced from the post-industrial landscape of East Lancashire. Known for their incredible strength, they were transported to New York and used to form the foundational layers of the Empire State Building.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAn emblem of labour and industry, by re-contextualising the image of the brick as a fragile, refined medium, Florian's work foregrounds tensions between class, value, and durability.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFlorian Höulker\u003cbr\u003e3 colours available - Porcelain \/ Terracotta \/ Gold Leaf\u003cbr\u003eEdition of 12\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Second Act Editions","offers":[{"title":"Gold","offer_id":53412846305617,"sku":"SKU-0010","price":50.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Porcelain","offer_id":53772030673233,"sku":null,"price":50.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Terracotta","offer_id":53412846338385,"sku":"SKU-0011","price":50.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1031\/3364\/3089\/files\/Yellow_Brick_Road_1.webp?v=1779110691","url":"https:\/\/thesecondacteditions.co.uk\/products\/yellow-brick-road","provider":"The Second Act Editions","version":"1.0","type":"link"}