Between Light and Shadow: Exploring Lighting to Create Atmospheres in Architecture


Rombo IV / Miguel Angel Aragonés © Joe Fletcher

Rombo IV / Miguel Angel Aragonés © Joe Fletcher

Light is part of various disciplines, shaping the world as we know it. In physics, it serves as a measure of speed and makes vision, and the recording of images by the eye and camera lens possible. Throughout art history, the representation of light – or its absence – has guided secular movements in various manifestations with equally different techniques and supports. This means that light – and its derivative shadow – can create environments, atmospheres and sensations, which can be perceived in objects and spaces. Light is also a part of architecture.

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