Gm! 🩶 The ladder made from these two materials, in the history of art and myth, is both a means of ascent and a reminder of the possibility of falling. In many symbolic images, a broken or incomplete ladder serves as a metaphor for an unfinished or blocked ascent. In this combination, the rope plays the role of intermediary: it is what connects the pieces of wood together, yet it itself can loosen or snap. In conceptual photography and contemporary installation, this combination is often used to depict self-made structures—structures that humans construct from natural materials and then place themselves inside. In such works, rope and wood are not symbols of a ready-made prison, but rather symbols of the materials with which the subject simultaneously builds a path of exit and the possibility of remaining. New 1/1 drop 55 xtz 🖇️