The textual aspect of the work can be seen in the lobby of the theatre. hé, climax, the Greek word for ladder, has been given a metaphorical meaning. It summons up moments of emotion such as those that can be experienced in the theatre. With each shift into another language, the word for ladder is increasingly charged with new associations. It becomes a reverse Tower of Babel - the dream of a world in which languages understand each other. In this work, the light dims and brightens to a slow rythm - a refrence to theatre.

Just as perspective is manipulated inside the theatre to create a (fictive) space, La Scala also juggles with perspective. The tubes meet at an exaggerated angle and are thicker at the upper side of the ladder, which emphasises the vanishing point.