{"id":1911337,"date":"2026-04-30T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-29T21:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1911337"},"modified":"2026-04-30T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-04-29T21:00:00","slug":"dozens-of-suspended-halos-glimmer-in-a-florentine-factory","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1911337","title":{"rendered":"Dozens of Suspended \u2018Halos\u2019 Glimmer in a Florentine Factory"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"entry-content prose-colossal max-w-none\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull is-style-default entry-header is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-fe9cc265 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"colo-post-featured-image wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1335\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/spy-halos-2.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"A large interior installation of metallic discs hanging from the ceiling in an industrial space\" style=\"object-fit:cover\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">All images courtesy of SpY, shared with permission<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div class=\"wp-block-group post-title is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-0bc941e6 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<h1 class=\"alignfull wp-block-post-title\">Dozens of Suspended \u2018Halos\u2019 Glimmer in a Florentine Factory<\/h1>\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull post-meta is-layout-flex wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2026-04-30T12:30:53-05:00\">April 30, 2026<\/time><\/div>\n<div class=\"taxonomy-category wp-block-post-terms\"><a class=\"category-art\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/category\/art\/\" rel=\"tag\">Art<\/a><a class=\"category-design\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/category\/design\/\" 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href=\"https:\/\/www.brightfestival.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Bright Festival<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/spy-halos-4.jpg\" class=\"swipebox\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-473547\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/spy-halos-4.jpg\" alt=\"A large interior installation of metallic discs hanging from the ceiling in an industrial space\" class=\"wp-image-473551\"><\/a><\/figure>\n<p>Three stories high, \u201cHalos\u201d interacts with the natural breeze that flows throughout the space, which is exacerbated by people moving around. 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