{"product_id":"beyond-the-game","title":"Beyond the game","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSome games never truly end.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTheir consequences remain long after the final move has been played.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBeyond the Game\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e transforms the familiar language of chess into a meditation on power, conflict, and human vulnerability. The installation abandons the logic of victory and defeat to focus instead on those who live beneath the structures created by decisions beyond their control.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA painted landscape rises from a textured platform scattered with fractured chess pieces. Two kings remain standing, facing an uncertain horizon, while broken pawns and silent human figures inhabit the space below. Concrete blocks become fragile architecture, suggesting cities, shelters, or ruins where ordinary lives continue beneath systems of power.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNothing in the installation celebrates strategy or triumph. Instead, it questions the distance between those who make decisions and those who carry their consequences. The chessboard disappears, leaving only traces of a game whose impact extends far beyond its rules.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBuilt through painting, sculpture and installation, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBeyond the Game\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e invites viewers to consider not the winners of history, but those who remain when the game is over.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eArtwork Details\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eArtist:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Cristina Gabriela Buzatu\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eTitle:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBeyond the Game\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eYear:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e 2025\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eMedium:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Mixed media installation\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eCategory:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Contemporary Installation\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eStyle:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Contemporary Symbolism | Conceptual Installation\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDimensions\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eVariable installation\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eApproximate presentation dimensions:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eBackground panel: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e60 × 90 cm\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eMDF installation platform: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e60 × 90 cm\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHeight with display: variable according to installation\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Cristina Gabriela","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43595964285017,"sku":null,"price":18000.0,"currency_code":"AED","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0744\/5676\/0409\/files\/Beyond_the_Game_Contemporary_Installation.jpg?v=1783407645","url":"https:\/\/cristinajoelleart.com\/products\/beyond-the-game","provider":"Cristina Gabriela","version":"1.0","type":"link"}