In the shadow of the skyscraper lies a hidden vein. The freight elevator runs constantly, constrained by. UTILITARIAN PURPOSE Meeting the demands of the skyscraper’s industrial anatomy, it provides a reliable solution for vertical material movement. This constant necessity of maintenance is serviced through this hidden vein. The freight allows for UNINTERRUPTED PRODUCTION in both sectors, - the business and laborers cross paths in separate spaces. A metaphysical division expands between horizontal planes. This vertical system of transportation distances them further. The service is rendered invisible, forgotten and unappreciated. This establishes a barrier of ignorance for the business to keep their minds one directional.

The freight elevator pumps the blood of the skyscraper, facilitating life within the system. Corrosion, water infiltration and debris must be kept in constant surveillance to maintain structural stability. Electricity, air conditioning, tubes, telegraphs, tracks and elevators appear as PARAPHERNALIA OF EFFICIENCY to convert raw space into office space . They become agents of ordinary changes to improve and facilitate the processes of business. Each floor stands as its own territory with its own synthetic requirements. As these floors turnover for new occupants, the freight becomes the sole means of transportation for labor and goods needed to convert the reality of each lateral space. Skyscrapers act vertically to decompress the city’s planar chaos. Business is pushed to the forefront, acting as the face of the skyscraper in society. The businessmen enter through the polished lobby, relinquished from the congestion of the city. An elevator arrives instantly for their convenience and pushes them upwards into their territory of work. The businesses, resting atop leatherback chairs, are held hostage by amenities in the sky. They look down on an endless cityscape, never needing to return to Earth. In the depths of the skyscraper and behind the business façade, services navigate through the back of the building. From the city, they enter through the loading docks, trekking through unfinished halls underneath the lobby to unearth the freight. The servicemen are subject to continuous congestion, funneled through confined space and then stuffed upwards along materials and workers. As they arrive at the raw spaces the doors open and all spills out.

The freight’s role is labor underscores the disparity in visibility and value, reflecting deeper societal division and exportation. The ones keeping the skyscraper intact deal with harsh conditions and zero amenities. There is no fridge to store their lunch and only a floor to rest their legs on. They must adhere to the freight’s contingency and work around it to complete what is asked of them. The businessmen are given flexibility and importance, but the servicemen work tirelessly in constant production, adhering to the standards of capitalist pressure. Up and down until the freight elevator breaks and the servicemen are released back into the city once again.