Hierarchy is an arrangement of terms in which the terms are presented as being "above", "below" or at the same level as one another. This can be usually displayed in a grid, graph, ladder, steps, something with a gradient, something containing layers/levels. It is an order system that shows power relationships and members of society that are ranked according to status.
I have taken a low angle shot of a ladder embedded in tree branches to depict the levels of hierarchy. By incorporating washed out hues, it not only defines the negative space but enables the viewer to concentrate on the vanishing point of the ladder, following the destination of that ladder. This is to the point where the destination becomes ambiguous and obscure, which suggests that the hierarchal system is a continuous arrangement where the best of the best and the worst of the worst doesn't exist. Essentially there is always someone better and there is always someone worse.
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