Inspired by Tatlin’s Tower of the Third International, this piece reflects the grandeur of modernist ideals and unrealized futures. Password to the Creation features a spiral of fragmented bodies linked to a central figure, forming a complex, collective structure. It evokes a dystopian vision where individuality is absorbed into shared motion—a dark echo of Tatlin’s utopian dream. The digital model was generated by duplicating the leading figure’s movement across all others without altering their rig origins, resulting in a distorted, interconnected mass that supports the rising spiral.

The spiral is an archetypal form that transcends cultures and epochs, embodying ideas of continuity, ascent, transformation, and the unfolding of narrative over time. This form is not only present in abstract or natural motifs but also in monumental works that depict legendary and historical stories. For instance, the Trajan’s Column in Rome features a continuous helical frieze that winds upward around the shaft, narrating in intricate detail the emperor’s Dacian Wars. Here, the spiral structure is not merely decorative—it organizes time and space into a coherent, readable sequence, guiding the viewer’s gaze on a metaphorical journey from beginning to end.

Similarly, the Tower of Babel as imagined in art and literature is often depicted as a spiraling or stepped structure reaching toward the heavens. The spiral here symbolizes human ambition and transcendence, as well as the dangers of hubris. Its form evokes both connection and fragmentation: an attempt to unify humanity in a single project that ultimately ends in dispersal and confusion.