symbolism-and-memory
Imagery such as the crab-like building, the emperor penguin model, and the intersecting vapor trails evoke symbolic meanings and ancestral or collective memory layered onto the scientific setting.
1 chapter across 1 book
The Making of Incarnation (2023)Tom McCarthy
The chapter provides a detailed depiction of the Versuchsanstalt für Wasserbau und Schiffbau, a research institute in Berlin specializing in hydraulic engineering and shipbuilding, focusing on its wave-generation basin where technician Arda Gökçek conducts experiments on scale models of vessels and offshore structures. Through precise wave simulations and observations, the chapter explores the interplay between controlled scientific environments and the unpredictable, messy realities of physical experimentation, while hinting at broader connections between natural phenomena and human systems. The narrative also evokes a sense of ancestral memory and the layering of meaning in the physical and symbolic environment surrounding the institute.