Using light to create perceptual experiences in space and wayfinding
Date
2014-04Author
Todd, Katherine
Publisher
University of Wisconsin--Stout. Research Services
Advisor(s)
Loken, Kimberly
Metadata
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Although ephemeral, light can visually be read as a physical
form becoming a material to be utilized by architects and
artists. The Light and Space Movement has brought forth an
awareness of our psychological and philosophical perception
of light. Artists and architects use light as a primary material
to expand and contract space by using precise projected light,
homogenized light, natural light, artificial light, and colored light.
Light influences color’s communicative power, allowing one to
use light and color to cause emotional responses and perceptual
changes amongst viewers. By integrating light into structures,
hierarchy is produced as a method to create wayfinding and
defines space while sustaining one’s sense of place, position, and
time. A new dimension is given to materials that are illuminated,
connecting interior dwellings to exterior environments. Light
becomes three-dimensional when united with other materials,
visually containing space and creating an interactive sense of
boundaries. Although light is ephemeral light can be used to
help define and re-define physical space.
Subject
wayfinding
circadian rhythm
light
Permanent Link
http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1793/77488Description
Research article with illustrations.
Citation
Todd, K. (2014). Using light to create perceptual experiences in space and wayfinding. University of Wisconsin-Stout Journal of Student Research, 14, 320-334.