Ascensus Fractus Unisex T-Shirt

“The broken ascent.”

Stairs are designed to promise progress. Ascensus Fractus denies completion.

This work depicts a structure intended to facilitate movement upward, yet engineered in a way that prevents arrival. The failure is not dramatic or sudden; it is built into the design itself.

Ascensus Fractus questions the assumption that systems offering advancement are meant to be completed. The ascent exists, but fulfillment does not. Progress becomes an illusion sustained by form rather than outcome.

• 100% ring-spun cotton
• Sport Grey is 90% ring-spun cotton, 10% polyester
• Dark Heather is 65% polyester, 35% cotton
• 4.5 oz/yd² (153 g/m²)
• Shoulder-to-shoulder taping
• Quarter-turned to avoid crease down the center
• Blank product sourced from Bangladesh, Nicaragua, Honduras, Dominican Republic, Haiti or Guatemala

This product is made especially for you as soon as you place an order, which is why it takes us a bit longer to deliver it to you. Making products on demand instead of in bulk helps reduce overproduction, so thank you for making thoughtful purchasing decisions!