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George Appletree's avatar

Funny, I never saw that Escher work... just was thinking on stairs about a new space I opened with them

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rish vee's avatar

I recently heard a story about a boy who used to scale up two flights of staircases, jumping across the crevasse between risers, just to spend time with his lover in the girl's section of a university hostel. That story, along with your piece, makes me think about the weird ways we can circumnavigate the world, even if it's by bypassing the staircases in the first place. Sometimes it's about finding stairs, other times about jumping up when there aren't any to find.

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Julia Bedell's avatar

Whoa. I love that image! thanks

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Jen Mayer | Makeist's avatar

I've always connected with the symbolism of doorways, thresholds, and liminal spaces in life. I've never considered stairs in this context. Thanks for the new perspective!

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Julia Bedell's avatar

Wow, yes! There's something about the visual of the staircases near me that evokes their liminality, as you put so well. Thanks for reading, Jen

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Jim Bedell's avatar

Stairs are an interesting metaphor - they can take us up or down, or both

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