Lecture 7 Independent Study

“Shadow as Repetition” from The Black Box relates best to my design. In Nobel’s space repetition and shadow are used to create a sense of reclusion, regret, reflection, and self condemnation which Nobel felt at the end of his life. The intruding shapes represent the intruding actions and memories of the past that define the present, the present being represented by Nobel’s space. The shadow creates a sense of unease that will never be forgotten over the invention of dynamite and what it has and could lead to, as Nobel lost his younger brother in an explosion. In Cousteau’s space repetition is used in the theory of gaining knowledge by the repetition of venturing out, exploring, returning to a safe place and reflecting.

This chapter of The Black Box is given the time of sunrise. I think of sunrise as the point before enlightenment or a movement towards the light like a movement forward, towards gaining knowledge. As scientists, Nobel and Cousteau, are in the search for knowledge, they strive for the light ahead. This is particularly relevant in the ever curious search for knowledge being represented in Cousteau’s space.