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		<description><![CDATA[You&#8217;ve never experienced Italian Renaissance architecture quite like this. German artist Carsten H&#246;ller, known for his playful interactive installations, will be installing a pair of slides in a double helix formation within the famed Palazzo Strozzi of Florence, spiraling visitors nearly 66 feet from the second floor terrace to the courtyard below. Newly released renderings <a href="https://weburbanist.com/2018/02/28/slide-on-down-double-helix-installation-zooms-visitors-through-a-renaissance-palace/">&#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>You&rsquo;ve never experienced Italian Renaissance architecture quite like this. German artist <a href="https://www.gagosian.com/artists/carsten-holler">Carsten H&ouml;ller</a>, known for his playful interactive installations, will be installing a pair of slides in a double helix formation within the famed Palazzo Strozzi of Florence, spiraling visitors nearly 66 feet from the second floor terrace to the courtyard below. Newly released renderings of &lsquo;The Florence Experiment&rsquo; show the temporary structure complementing the classic aesthetics of the stone palace completed in 1538. But it&rsquo;s more than just a fun way to get around the historic building.</p>
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<p>Each guest who braves the slide will be asked to hold a plant in their lap for the journey. Once they exit, they&rsquo;ll hand the plant over to scientists in a laboratory, who will investigate whether human emotion has a verifiable impact on the plant&rsquo;s growth. Another space within the laboratory will feature two movie screens: one showing comedies, the other horror movies. </p>
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<p>The artist theorizes that the contrasting emotions experienced by both audiences will transfer different volatile chemical compounds to wisteria plants growing on the facade of the Palazzo via a system of tubes.</p>
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<p>If the renderings make you skeptical, consider this: H&ouml;ller has pulled off similar slide installations before, including one at Tate Modern&rsquo;s Turbine Hall in 2006 and <a href="http://www.thelondoner.me/2015/06/carsten-holler-decision.html">&lsquo;Isometric Slides&rsquo; at the Hayward Gallery in London in 2015</a>, pictured above.</p>
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