The Florence Experiment
Image of a site-specific installation devised by German artist Carsten Höller and plant neurobiologist Stefano Mancuso. ‘the Florence experiment’ comprises a pair of monumental, intertwined slides that spiral visitors twenty meters downward from the second floor terrace to the courtyard. Before sliding, participants will be handed a plant to accompany them, which — upon exiting — will be passed through a laboratory where scientists will measure its photosynthetic parameters and volatile molecules. This ‘live’ analysis will investigate the impact of human emotion on plant growth, as triggered by the experience of the descending visitor.”
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“In my work I try to capture the impossible the swirling mist of a dreamers mind, as artists we are day dreamers and our business is capturing the impossible, holding on to it and showing it to the world. But even as we think we have a firm grip, the dream shifts and changes due…
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‘René Magritte’s cerebral, enigmatic paintings and prints helped define the imagery and philosophy of the Surrealist movement. His most famous works, including The Treachery of Images (1929) and The Son of Man (1946), explore the illusory power of art and juxtapose mundane and fantastical iconography. Magritte was born in Belgium. After a stint at the Académie Royale des Beaux-Arts in Brussels…
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