Climbing the stone chest
This image is an abstract interpretation of a chest x-ray using one of the quadrant stone spiral staircases in the Kelvingrove Art Gallery in Glasgow. The mirrored image accentuates the light and dark of the staircase, forming a symmetric shape that likens it to the density of light passing through a chest when taking an x-ray of it.
The column central to the staircase, like a spine, stands strong supporting the stone steps, and as in an x-ray where light moves in and out between the solid ribs that enclose the cavernous chest, the shadows and highlights move up the staircase until they finally disappear.
Ann Petruckevitch, United Kingdom, Brighton
