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		<description><![CDATA[Some London residents have recently acquired an incredible ability to scale walls with ease. They climb the facade of a building, sit quietly on windowsills, and simply enjoy their ability to see the world from a different angle. The illusion is made possible by a large-scale installation called Dalston House, created by Argentine artist Leandro <a href="https://weburbanist.com/2013/08/03/gravity-defying-house-gives-visitors-climbing-power/">&#8230;</a>]]></description>
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<div id="urb-ads-toc-box" class="post-ads-toc-box urb-ads-toc" style="display:none;"></div><p>Some London residents have recently acquired an incredible ability to scale walls with ease. They climb the facade of a building, sit quietly on windowsills, and simply enjoy their ability to see the world from a different angle.</p>
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<p>The illusion is made possible by a large-scale installation called Dalston House, created by Argentine artist <a href="http://www.leandroerlich.com.ar/">Leandro Erlich</a>. He painstakingly recreated a London house facade, complete with brickwork detail and ornate windowsills. The facade doesn&rsquo;t stand up vertically, however. It lies flat on the ground.</p>
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<p>A huge mirror is positioned at a 45 degree angle from the &ldquo;house,&rdquo; allowing people playing and climbing on the facade to look up and see themselves seemingly performing incredible gravity-defying feats.</p>
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<p>Passers-by probably also experience a moment of bewilderment as their gaze is first drawn up toward the standing mirror and the people hanging there in impossible positions.</p>
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<p>Some visitors to the temporary installation at the <a href="http://www.barbican.org.uk/artgallery/event-detail.asp?ID=14756">Barbican Art Centre</a>&lsquo;s Dalston Mill site have gotten very artistic with their interactions. These videos demonstrate just how creative one can be given the ability to leave gravity behind.</p>
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