The sculpture refers to Tomás Saraceno’s larger ongoing project Cloud Cities in which the artist explores the possibilities of future autonomous and sustainable environments, architecture and urbanism. Saraceno seeks to propose utopian visions of cities, settlements and gardens, floating in the air and relying only on the energy of natural sources. His visions are informed by the interdisciplinary research that he carries out together with his studio—a series of forays into material science, biology, astrophysics, engineering and atmospheric studies.

Palazzo Strozzi in Florence has just opened a large-scale survey exhibition of the artist. Titled Aria, the exhibition is on view through July 19, 2020.