The artist forcefully breaks through the bottom of a shaft inside a tall and narrow plaster structure, closing in on her on every direction. Wearing high heels, a cocktail dress and meticulous updo, Gilmore clears her way out and extracts herself through a vertical tunnel. Escape demands ascension up the bare walls. Gilmore does not succumb to the material; she splits open the walls, and while doing so, exposes their yellow color.
She is active and adamant to leave, carving her steps and holding onto the walls like a mountaineer.
Determinately, through the demolition and destruction of the structure, the way leading from the bottom to the top, from a desperate situation to success, slowly materializes.

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