A house is at once an embodiment of both the fears and the daydreams of its inhabitants. The seemingly protective four walls allow the imagination to thrive in their midst. Every characteristic of the home, as well as the material possessions within it, create a unique space which condenses time non-linearly through a series of memories. Additionally, the home can serve as a refuge.
While embodying many positive forces like familiarity, intimacy, and protection, the home also represents primal fears and the invariable separation between inner and outer worlds. Bachelard uses the cellar as an example of the darkness in a home. In the cellar exclusively, darkness prevails both day and night. We're easily conditioned to distrust or be slightly mystified by such a space. Again, this is an example of how a home provides the material inspiration for the imagination to run wild.
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