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The two areas\u2014one imaginary, the other real\u2014overlapped inside a single metal landscape in a dialogue on the circumstances connecting time and space via gravity. The traces of fruit fallen from the trees during the months of fruit production could be seen on the raw clay tiles. The fruit, drawn to earth either because it has ripened, because of its weight or because of a strong gust of wind, formed a constellation representing a phase in the garden\u2019s life cycle. The floor, like all the other decorative architectural features of Palazzo Butera, illustrated the relationship between the <em>palazzo <\/em>and the fief."},{"acf_fc_layout":"single-programmes-content-images-layout","single-programmes-content-images-repeater":null},{"acf_fc_layout":"single-programmes-content-images-layout","single-programmes-content-images-repeater":[{"single-programmes-content-images":416,"single-programmes-content-images-caption":"Notte di San Lorenzo. 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