Désiré Me 2
— Upstairs, now, he announces, heading towards a staircase.
The staircase is a sculpture: a flight of tempered glass steps, seeming to float in the air, with no visible railing, only a thin strip of chromed steel winding at hip height. Each step is an act of faith. I place my foot; the glass is perfectly transparent; I see the marble of the hall, far below. A dizziness seizes me, not from the height, but from the fragility. Everything here is designed to impress, yes, but also to remind one of precariousness. A misstep. A crack.
He climbs ahead of me, confident. I cling to the cold of the steel strip.
Bab Populer