THE PYRAMID, OBELISK, AND SALK INSTITUTE The body in red, attempts to reach the divine by verticality in the pyramid and obelisk; whereas the body at Salk Institute reaches the divine directly in sigh horizontally THE BODY The body marries the sky (divine) and the earth at the horizon, while the study block on either side frames the direction towards the sky. The Salk Institute manages allow you to focus on the horizon when you are on the courtyard.