{"id":29405,"date":"2022-11-08T16:31:18","date_gmt":"2022-11-08T07:31:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shomei-tanteidan.org\/?p=29405"},"modified":"2023-10-13T17:24:56","modified_gmt":"2023-10-13T08:24:56","slug":"coffeebreak-072","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shomei-tanteidan.org\/en\/coffeebreak-072\/","title":{"rendered":"Vol.072-The Appeal of Dark Spaces"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n

Interviewer: Ito Yuki<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

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ITO\uff1a<\/strong>Today I`d like to discuss the \u201cappeal of dark spaces. \u201dDark space is a pretty rough idea.\u00a0 However, I imagine not totally pitch, black spaces, but dark spaces with a softly lit lamp, a level of darkness to feel comfortable and relaxed.\u00a0 Do you have any lasting impressions or experiences with dark spaces?!<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

MENDE\uff1a<\/strong><\/strong>Memorable dark spaces\u2026hmm\u2026I have so many. It is hard to choose.\u00a0 The level of darkness at a hotel I stayed at in Phuket left a very lasting impression.\u00a0 As a hotel, the level of darkness was unthinkable.\u00a0 I couldn’t even read the menu in the hotel restaurant.\u00a0\u00a0 However, the interesting thing is, at first, the darkness felt very inconvenient.\u00a0 But as my eyes started to adapt, I gradually got used to the darkness.\u00a0 If I wanted to do some work in this space, it would probably be harmful.\u00a0 But if one is not reading or writing, I felt it was a very comfortable space and level of brightness.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

ITO\uff1a<\/strong>The fixtures I use in my home have a function to change the level of brightness and color temperature.\u00a0 I usually set the color temperature and brightness at the lowest setting, creating a very dim room.\u00a0 So, I really understand the feeling of relaxation in a dark space.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

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MENDE\uff1a<\/strong><\/strong>\u00a0Isn’t such a dark room inconvenient for everyday living?!<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

ITO\uff1a<\/strong>If I want to do some work, yes it is inconvenient.\u00a0 So when I set the lighting low, I can’t really do anything so I usually just end up going to sleep.\u00a0\u00a0 When I was a kid I remember being really excited about dark spaces, which is a little contradictory to this conversation.\u00a0 For example at amusement parks, I really found the dimly lit queue tunnels leading to attractions very exciting.\u00a0\u00a0 Do you have any special spaces or memories from childhood?<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

MENDE\uff1a<\/strong><\/strong>\u00a0I don’t remember liking dark spaces as a child, at all.\u00a0
When I was a kid we would go to the countryside near Utsunomiya during the summer.\u00a0 We stayed in an old farm house with a horse stable and Japanese style hearth.\u00a0 Because of the hearth, the inside of the house was black with soot.\u00a0 It didn’t matter what we did or what light we used, inside the house was always dark.\u00a0\u00a0 I was just a kid, so I remember a level of scariness, as I associated this darkness with ghosts.\u00a0\u00a0 In this darkness and through the shadows, I probably cherished even a small speck of light.\u00a0 Now that I think about it, this was probably a very important experience for me.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

ITO\uff1a<\/strong>The younger generations of now don’t have many opportunities to experience this kind of light or darkness that you experienced.\u00a0 So I think there is a generation gap in terms of what the younger generations think is the appeal of light as to what you might think.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

One more thing I like about dark spaces is how you feel closer to people.\u00a0 Daily, I am overly-conscious of the way I see people and how others see me, but in the dark this doesn’t seem to matter as much.\u00a0 Maybe because one`s view is limited or others can’t really tell where I am looking.\u00a0 There are probably other reasons, but I just have this vague feeling that we are closer to people in dark spaces.\u00a0\u00a0 How about you?\u00a0 Do you feel there is a difference in the way we communicate in dark or light spaces?<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

MENDE\uff1a<\/strong><\/strong>In terms of communication, we probably see too much in brilliant or brightly lit spaces, which may lead to bad communication.\u00a0 In this world, the blind are happy too.\u00a0\u00a0 Details are hidden and things seem beautiful.\u00a0 Similarly, in dark spaces, instead of relying on our sense of sight, our imaginative powers awaken various feelings inside of us.\u00a0 In this environment, we seem to become more honest about our own positive and negative aspects, leading to more natural expressions of emotion.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

ITO\uff1a<\/strong><\/strong>Yes, I also think imaginative power plays a big part in the appeal of dark spaces for me.\u00a0 When I was little I used to play by myself, creating characters in my head and making up a story.\u00a0 I have realized, again, that the behavior \u201cto imagine\u201d is a very important skill for human beings.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

MENDE\uff1a<\/strong><\/strong>Now, visually various information comes to use with ease and we seem to be swimming in a sea of information that is constantly raining down on us.\u00a0 With all this information we have no time to think about new things.\u00a0 In dark spaces visual information is minimal, allowing us to be more creative.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

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ITO\uff1a<\/strong><\/strong>Yes, conversations at night have different content than a conversation over lunch.\u00a0 My memories of dark spaces at amusement parks as a kid, probably aroused my interest in dark spaces as an adult.\u00a0 Maybe because my imagination became more active and I recalled these memories about dark space and lightscapes that were burned into the fabric of my brain.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

MENDE\uff1a<\/strong><\/strong>I see.\u00a0 Those dark spaces really made an impression on you.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

ITO\uff1a<\/strong><\/strong>Our memories of dark spaces seem to be more memorable. Maybe this is why there seem to be more dark situations in our dreams.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

MENDE\uff1a<\/strong><\/strong>\u00a0I don`t know about that.\u00a0 Maybe your dreams might have more dark spaces.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

ITO\uff1a<\/strong><\/strong>Oh, you don’t think so.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

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MENDE\uff1a<\/strong><\/strong>Even if we are not totally deprived of the sense of sight in dark spaces, I think visual information decreases dramatically, allowing our other senses, such as hearing or touch, to become more polished.\u00a0 We can’t rely on visual information any more and our other senses take over and we sense things that we hadn’t noticed before.\u00a0 Maybe leading to imagination and creativity.<\/p>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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