Black boxes are peculiar objects, they record and store memories of tragic events that can only be retrieved and processed through human intelligence. Our proposal, the Black Box Memorial, operates in a similar manner. The construction is a closed architectural body, pure geometric form, floating on its base much like an elongated container loaded off a ship. This black object is mysterious, almost cryptic on the outside. The memorial is clad in black timber enhanced by a protective coating layer that gives luster to the closed façades which have a stencil effect. The walls showcase a stream of dates, names, and locations from stories of those who dared, suffered and became glorious against the institution of slavery. As time passes and memories would fade the stenciled text lacking the protective layer becomes more visible with the ageing of timber. The internal organization of the memorial is based on the clear layout of a series of introverted rooms. As one crosses the threshold of a cantilevering entrance they get to discover the different atmospheres hidden inside the construction. The memorial is laid out as a linear journey through isolated volumes, which allows for a different space-time experience. The four rooms located closest to the way in and out (Room of Segregation, Room of Remembrance, Room of the Suffering, Room of Equality) operate on a purelyemotional level. These volumes engage with the visitor by an encounter with the familiar rather than the abstract, symbolic or figurative. The room at the center (Room of Stories) holds the key to the information imprinted on the external skin. In that space stories from the façade can be decoded and absorbed to take home. The composition of themes in such spatial sequence enables for a deep and personal interpretation of events from recorded memories to the experienced. Each contained space conceals a unique environment where the architecture is formed through fragments of memory. There is no surplus: details of joints are hidden thus the focus is shifted to materials. Space is experienced through smells, scents, fabrics, echoes of footsteps and whispers, via the temperature of bodies and how light enters and touches surfaces. Environments formulated on these principles are consciously overcharged with emotions that originate from both the image and material. Experiencing each room’s atmosphereevokes a unique emotional response for the visitor based on one’s own memories. This physiological dialogue commemorates the victims of slavery through the manifestations of memory. In order to constantly remind us of the worldwide and ongoing effect of slavery the proposed memorial should not rest in one location. Therefore the construction is designed with the possibility to easily dismantle into blocks and transport in parts. This feature allows the memorial to be transported from port to port between states. As well as being a sustainable gesture it draws a parallel with the dislocating practices of slavery and provokes further discourse as placed into the changing urban contexts as an alien body, a mere object.