A curious mind · 1y
There was someone who mentioned that kaveh got too attached to the palace work and that's why he ended up losing everything. Because in design you are not supposed to get attached to your work coz that stunts you for trying to improve
I personally don't agree with that. Kaveh saw architecture as an artform and he has mentioned that despite that, he makes absolutely sure that its feasible and safe, that there were times that he had to compromise by removing a design aspect to fit the needs. He had done a lot of other works for sumeru like the lighthouses and the elevators too i think.
I believe he was just tired and a little jaded that 'Art is unnecessary' became the mainstream because the corrupted sages deemed it so. When Dori offered him to build the palace, he had probed her there really were no limitations and knew it was a chance of a lifetime, something to debunk challenge that 'Art is unnecessary'
So when the withering happened, I believe it put Kaveh in a hard spot because if he gives up on the project, thats him giving up on his belief, turning back on it. He could have given up on it, but since art was deemed as a joke as the majority, who knew when he would get an opportunity to challenge it again?
TLDR, I dont think Kaveh got attached to the palace, at least not as much what that anon thought before. I think he was willing to risk it all because that was his once chance to prove something, that art isn't just pretty presentations to a nation that mostly viewed it as a joke.
This was an absolutely incredible read, and I agree. I don't think that Kaveh gets entirely too attached to his work because, as you stated, it stunts your growth as a designer or architect and he is someone who, despite being a man of aesthetics, prioritises practicality and safety in his work.
I think that he was someone wholeheartedly affected by the Sages denouncing of the arts and, in thinking this, it gives me the idea that his magnum opus isn't something that he brings up to say "Hey, this is mine! I'm the famous architect that built this! This is my life's works, praise it!" but more of him declaring that the Palace is his rebellion against the corrupted Sages; this is his stance against them, and this is his declaration that art is necessary.
And giving up on art can be devastating.
I'll always admire characters like Kaveh and Nilou, who face the oppression of the arts head on, in their own ways. Art is no joke, and they are willing to do anything, to make that known.
You bring up incredible points, anon, and I'm happy to be the one that you start this discussion with.
