Black Box

The book "BLACK BOX" by Tatiana Pentes offers a comprehensive documentation of the creation of an interactive digital media artwork that explores the hybrid cultural identity of the protagonist Nina. In this work, the player navigates through a variety of audio-visual fragments that represent different forms of music and dance, including Rembetika, Russian jazz, Chinese cabaret, and Hindustani music. This interactive experience allows players to discover Nina's cultural and spiritual origins while simultaneously questioning the colonial perspective. The metaphor of dance plays a central role, symbolizing the player's movement through the various passages of image, sound, and text. The book examines how the player's active participation in this digital artifact creates a unique and responsive experience with the open text. It is a significant work in media studies that documents research through production.