“The world is like a grand staircase,” Samuel Johnson mused, “some are going up and some are going down.”
The quote paints a picture of a universe not unlike a painting by M.C. Escher, the father of duplicitous corridors, or Man Ray, a man who renders steps as a gateway between Cubism and Futurism. The staircase has long been a focal point in art, letting spirals and flights serve as symbols for connection and transcendence. In the physical world, the architecture of staircases is often just as mesmerizing.
