{"product_id":"cold-dark-matter-1000-piece-puzzle","title":"Cold Dark Matter 1000-Piece Puzzle","description":"\u003cp\u003eExclusive from PieceHouse, this 1000-piece puzzle features \u003cem\u003eCold Dark Matter: An exploded View\u003c\/em\u003e by Cornelia Parker.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"We watch explosions daily, in action films, documentaries and on the news in never-ending reports of conflict. I wanted to create a real explosion, not a representation. I chose the garden shed because it's the place where you store things you can't quite throw away.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe shed was blown up at the Army School of Ammunition. We used Semtex, a plastic explosive popular with terrorists. I pressed the plunger that blew the shed skywards, picking up the blackened, mangled objects.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn the gallery, as I suspended the objects one by one, they began to lose their aura of death and appeared reanimated. The light inside created huge shadows on the wall. The shed looked as if it was re-exploding or perhaps coming back together again.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe first part of the title is a scientific term for all the matter in the universe that can't be seen or measured. The second part describes a diagram in which a machine's parts are laid out and labelled to show how it works.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e-Cornelia Parker\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePuzzle size 75 x 52cm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWith City Gallery Wellington zippered canvas bag for storage.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNot suitable for children under 3 years.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCornelia Parker, \u003cem\u003eCold Dark Matter: An Exploded View\u003c\/em\u003e 1991\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA garden shed and contents blown up for the artist by the British Army, the fragments suspended around a light bulb. Wood, metal, plastic, ceramic, paper, textile and wire.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eApprox. 400 x 500 x 500cm.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCourtesy the artist and Frith Street Gallery, London.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAvailable online and in-store at City Gallery Wellington. Explore our collection of jewellery, taonga, souvenirs, science-themed gifts and more from across Aotearoa New Zealand.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"PieceHouse Limited","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46305386299477,"sku":"15907","price":45.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0271\/6480\/3157\/files\/Cold-Dark-Matter-1000-Piece-Puzzle-Cornelia-Parker-PieceHouse-City-Gallery-Wellington-Front.png?v=1791520373","url":"https:\/\/shopwellington.nz\/products\/cold-dark-matter-1000-piece-puzzle","provider":"Shop Wellington","version":"1.0","type":"link"}