{"product_id":"beyond-reality-von-zoe-roller","title":"Beyond Reality","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe creation of fantasy environments bridges the gap between imagination and  reality. These environments empower their creators and inspire viewers because they  make marginalized areas visible to hegemonic powers. Simon Rodia''s Watts Towers  became an icon of defiant creativity after the Watts Rebellion, uniting the artistic  community in South Central Los Angeles. Watts Towers resonated because they  suggested the possibility of making dreams concrete. Rodia''s visionary sensibility is also  present in Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, the ruler of Dubai. He built  Dubai''s economy on fantasy, creating an international symbol of bizarre luxury. Dubai  makes the Middle East visible as a center of architectural innovation and challenges the  rest of the world to match its feats of imagination. The relationship between fantasy and power, and the perils of succumbing to fantasy, are visible in these divergent  examples of visionary environments.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"aw-variant-hidden-subtitle-div\" id=\"aw-variant-subtitle-9783844328783\"\u003e\u003ch3\u003eThe Fantasy Worlds of Simon Rodia and Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Autorenwelt Shop","offers":[{"title":"Softcover - 9783844328783","offer_id":39495988346973,"sku":"9783844328783","price":59.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0940\/0622\/files\/cae4010d-a923-406b-b599-2f1274ccd6c0.jpg?v=1758949282","url":"https:\/\/shop.autorenwelt.de\/products\/beyond-reality-von-zoe-roller","provider":"Autorenwelt Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}