| Title |
A Study on the Piranesian Space in Christopher Nolan's Film - Focused on the Movie 'Inception' and the Etching 'Le Carceri' - |
| DOI |
https://doi.org/10.5659/JAIK_PD.2017.33.1.95 |
| Keywords |
Christopher Nolan ; Inception ; Sergei Eisenstein ; Piranesian Space |
| Abstract |
The eighteenth century witnessed the emergence of various debates and polemics in aesthetical theory. In this shifting period, visionary architect, Giovanni Battista Piranesi explored the new spatial possibilities through the medium of engravings. He challenged the limits of classical language of architecture and its representational setup, and elaborately surpassed the boundaries to create a ground for new spatial conception. Integrating architectural fantasies as the means of formal analysis of space, his experiments produced a new notion of space which allows constant redefinition and infinite reinterpretations. Based on this constantly redefining nature and renewing capability of his idea, this study is intended to reinvent the concept of 'Piranesian Space' through the analysis of inherent characteristics represented in his etching Le Carceri. In an attempt to generate a link that connects Piranesi's idea to contemporary spatial art, this study applies this concept of Piranesian Space as an analytical framework to examines the space in Christopher Nolan's film Inception. Ultimately, the purpose of this study is to investigate the corelation extant between Piranesi's thinking and contemporary architectural and spatial discourses. |