Black As Night ◎

While we see "black" in charcoal or ink, nature’s version of total darkness is far more complex.

Scientists have even tried to recreate this "night" in a lab. Materials like Vantablack absorb 99.96% of light, making 3D objects look like flat, bottomless holes. It’s the closest we’ve come to holding a piece of the night sky in our hands. The Aesthetic of the Infinite Black as Night

Space is the ultimate expression of this theme. We often think of the night sky as a scattering of stars, but the vast majority of it is a vacuum of incomprehensible darkness. While we see "black" in charcoal or ink,