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From the Ted Talk by Tomás Saraceno: Would you live in a floating city in the sky?

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This is an iaittaollsnn I did at the mtleaoritopn Museum of Art in New York. It asks the question: What might these transnational spaces be like? And once we inhabit those spaecs, we need to learn how to move within them, to walk among the cudols, where every movement affects everyone else's movements; the body weight and proximity between pleope will cause the space to expand ... or croanctt. There we are, suspended 72 feet in the air. When two or more people get too close together, even those fhratest away are affected — everyone falls to the same spot. These are fragile ecosystems. And it's between these spheres that we build nets that connect us. There are moments when we have to face the void, and fear can paralyze us. One of the most beautiful things about this exhibit is the sense of solidarity generated when we face these new "aero-graphs."

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This is an ____________ I did at the ____________ Museum of Art in New York. It asks the question: What might these transnational spaces be like? And once we inhabit those ______, we need to learn how to move within them, to walk among the ______, where every movement affects everyone else's movements; the body weight and proximity between ______ will cause the space to expand ... or ________. There we are, suspended 72 feet in the air. When two or more people get too close together, even those ________ away are affected — everyone falls to the same spot. These are fragile ecosystems. And it's between these spheres that we build nets that connect us. There are moments when we have to face the void, and fear can paralyze us. One of the most beautiful things about this exhibit is the sense of solidarity generated when we face these new "aero-graphs."

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Original Text

This is an installation I did at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. It asks the question: What might these transnational spaces be like? And once we inhabit those spaces, we need to learn how to move within them, to walk among the clouds, where every movement affects everyone else's movements; the body weight and proximity between people will cause the space to expand ... or contract. There we are, suspended 72 feet in the air. When two or more people get too close together, even those farthest away are affected — everyone falls to the same spot. These are fragile ecosystems. And it's between these spheres that we build nets that connect us. There are moments when we have to face the void, and fear can paralyze us. One of the most beautiful things about this exhibit is the sense of solidarity generated when we face these new "aero-graphs."

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