This sculpture by Tom Burrows recalls the misty stepped cliffs depicted in many Chinese ink paintings, which often symbolized the path of the sages. Its slabs of Hornby Island rock balanced on ascending copper stands suggest the spiritual elevation stimulated by the contemplation of nature. It was first exhibited in The Temptations of Mao Tse Tung (1977) at Pender Street Gallery; this show satirized the fashion among intellectuals to venerate Chairman Mao with several complex “portraits” of seductive power and allusions to the temptations of Christ.