Sandro del Prete

This blueprint depicts an impossible monastery fortress. When the ladder is drawn in, the fortress seems to become impregnable. In the initial draft, the monastery hangs over a deep abyss and is secured by a single nail, while the supporting columns and foundation are resting on a parchment scroll, which symbolizes intellectual insight. A three-dimensional object is presented in a two-dimensional way, projecting itself into the fourth dimension. Here, none of the concepts of direction apply, because a change in direction implies movement, and movement presupposes time.