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The evolution of the original Infinite Column by Brâncuși at first took many forms, focussing on the base and the column as a pedestal before it developed into a sculpture. Brâncuși emphasized the possibility of vertical expansion —it was, he later said, a “column for infinity” (MoMA). The Column is a symbol of the means of ascension to heaven for the souls of the soldiers, and, as Brâncuși himself stated, a way to “sustain the vault of heaven”. If the Endless Column is a form of axis mundi, then conceptually the column connects the heavens, the earth, and the underworld. The axis mundi is defined in mythology as the world centre, as a connection between heaven and earth as a celestial and geographic pole. The Endless Column is also connected with an idea of human continuity and of time as a sequence of generations. Through Inifinituri, we want to invite people to explore their own connection with and understanding of the infinite.