Światło jako nośnik emocji
Light as a medium of emotions

Author(s): Radosław Achramowicz
Subject(s): Christian Theology and Religion, Philosophy, Theoretical Linguistics, Applied Linguistics, Sociology, Theology and Religion
Published by: Wydawnictwa Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego
Keywords: architecture; space; light; emotions; screen
Summary/Abstract: The article presents an interdisciplinary approach to the issue of lighting design in architecture. Three basic and intertwined threads can be distinguished within it: technological, aesthetic and emotional. However, there is another new thread, related to the so-called light screens at the meeting point of those three. We can follow the evolution of screens, starting from medieval imagines fenestrarum, through modern concepts, to the latest experimental digital screens, where light is “harnessed” to the role of the interface between architecture and the user. The analysis of examples from different historical eras and different design disciplines leads to the conclusion that lighting does not have to be a secondary element in relation to the architectural work itself but is the primary one. And what’s more: it is often the basic mean of expression of the mentioned objects, supporting the interactive nature of their space.

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