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Research for Week of 11/4: Time

This week, I chose to take a more scientific approach to understanding culture and sparking inspiration. I found this in the novel "The Order of Time" by Carlo Rovelli. I chose to include this because I have personally always had a particular interest in time, but also time, as well as space, is one of the biggest factors in the ideas and processes that shape my project compared that of the Ukiyo-e prints. As Rovelli points out, time and heat are some of the only things that are irreversible (once time passes, you cannot go back-once something has been burned it cannot be reversed). That is central to the project: it is comparing a practice from the past, both in content and the creation process, to what it has become now. For example, I can use a laser engraver in order to easily form images on a block to print, where Ukiyo-e prints were hand carved into the block. It is this linearity of time that makes this project so interesting-once we have discovered the "future" and the technologies and ideas that accompany it, there is no going back. Just as we discovered mass printing with wood blocks, we now have digital mass production and printing that is so far from the wood blocks, but developed from that same idea. All our ideas and technology follow the progression of past technologies and ideas, yet once new ones are developed, they cannot be forgotten and will continue to shape out the future. It is this linearity of time that makes human culture and history so fascinating, yet so dangerous. In this way, it is interesting to compare an abandoned technique, woodprining, and incorporate it into the developments it influenced. It then combines these ideas of the past and present and blends the barriers of time and demonstrates humanity's constant fight in breaking the strict rules of time. While this isn't the main focus of my project, it really provides some understanding and guidance to help me develop the ideas and content of the work.

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