As part of the Palazzo Strozzi Future Art program, in collaboration with the Hillary Merkus Recordati Foundation, Palazzo Strozzi presents Shy Society, a spectacular site-specific installation in the Renaissance courtyard created by the Dutch duo DRIFT, renowned for installations, works, and performative projects that combine art and technology.

Shy Society transcends the boundaries between installation, sculpture, and music, transforming the courtyard of Palazzo Strozzi into an immersive stage for a performance that combines artistic expression, nature, and science. The work consists of seven large flowers positioned in the open space of the courtyard, moving slowly and sinuously, opening and closing in an original choreography set to a captivating soundtrack, a symphonic piece by the contemporary American composer RZA. In an atmosphere of contemplation and strong sensory engagement, each part of the installation appears to us as a flower that continuously unfolds and retracts thanks to software designed to mimic the unpredictable and natural movements of real flowers, offering a reflection on the interrelationship between nature and artifice, control, and wonder.

The installation at Palazzo Strozzi is an invitation to reimagine the historical context of Palazzo Strozzi as a new and evocative place of exploration, where every visitor becomes an active protagonist of an immersive and multisensory experience that allows us to rethink our relationship with nature and the space that surrounds us.