Not authorized

We see this sign almost everywhere... Authorization/restriction... It is a visual identity that expresses the route onward is not a usual one, hence an alternative path has to be taken.

I took this photo sometime around September 2019. As I was shuffling through my old photos in order to find something to make a manipulation, the vertical structure caught my attention.

As it was about restriction I wanted to create an irony that depicts a ladder can only be used by feet and hands. So I needed something that doesn't have any feet or hands then... I was thinking about disabled people and different animals... But then I found it: BB-8 from Star Wars.

I searched for "robot" on Pixabay and found the droid as below:

Image by Thanks for your Like • donations welcome from Pixabay

Definitely, this dude will have trouble climbing the stair.

The next thing to do is to choose a base for the scene. First I thought of a computer screen. So this droid would be inside the screen and stairs would be penetrating into the screen. So I searched for "screen" on Pixabay again. But instead of a computer screen, I saw a very nice nature photo while scrolling.

Image by adege from Pixabay

The straight part on the right side would be interesting to use. Also, I thought the stairs and the robot are mechanical thus bringing some nature would make a contrast.


And finally here is the work that I brought everything together.