{"title":"Artworks","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"the-weight-of-the-world-today-2025","title":"The Weight of the World Today (2025)","description":"\u003cp data-end=\"773\" data-start=\"693\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"773\" data-start=\"693\"\u003eOriginal Textile Artwork | One-of-One | Includes Certificate of Authenticity\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"960\" data-start=\"775\"\u003eThe Weight of the World Today (2025) is a one-of-a-kind contemporary crochet artwork that documents the emotional, political, and environmental condition of the world through textile.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"1173\" data-start=\"962\"\u003eConstructed as a crocheted bag and mounted on canvas, the work transforms an object associated with carrying into a fixed symbol of burden, reflecting the weight humanity collectively holds in the present moment.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"1417\" data-start=\"1175\"\u003eThe piece is composed of twelve individually crocheted squares, each representing a defining reality of life in 2025. 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