Light Affects: Towards a body-sensory approach in lighting design

Stine Maria Louring Nielsen

Light Affects: Towards a body-sensory approach in lighting design

Stine Maria Louring Nielsen

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Abstract

Informing current research on how light effects our performance, hormones and moods, this paper presents a body-sensory approach to studying atmospheric affects of light. Presenting ethnographic data from three studies on the bodily feel of colour illuminated spaces, the paper shows how architectural lighting designs go beyond their immediate potential of supporting visual needs and aesthetic delight, by their ability to attune bodily sensations and states of being. Consequently, the paper argues for a qualification of current methodologies within lighting research and calls for an atmospheric mindful awareness of the sensory body when designing with chromatic lighting technologies for architectural spaces.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Ambiences, Alloæsthesia : Senses, Inventions, Worlds: Proceedings of the 4th International Congress on Ambiances
Number of pages	6
Place of Publication	Santa Barbara
Publisher	Réseau International Ambiances
Publication date	Dec 2020
Edition	4th International Congress on Ambiences
Article number	67
ISBN (Print)	978-2-9520948-7-0
Publication status	Published - Dec 2020
Event	4th International Congress on Ambiances: Ambiances, Alloaesthesia: Senses, Inventions, Worlds - Santa Barbara, California, United States Duration: 2 Dec 2020 → 4 Dec 2020 Conference number: 4 https://www.ambiances.net/congresses/santa-barbara-2020-international-congress-ambiances-alloaesthesia.html

Conference

Conference	4th International Congress on Ambiances
Number	4
Location	Santa Barbara
Country/Territory	United States
City	California
Period	02/12/2020 → 04/12/2020
Internet address	https://www.ambiances.net/congresses/santa-barbara-2020-international-congress-ambiances-alloaesthesia.html

Keywords

Light
Colour
Atmosphere
Bodily Sensation
Design
Architecture

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1 Finished

The Ambience Potential of Coloured Illuminations in Healthcare Environments
Nielsen, S. M. L.
01/02/2017 → 30/09/2021
Project: Research

1 PhD thesis

The Feel of Light: The Atmospheric Potential of Coloured Illuminations
Nielsen, S. M. L., 2021
Research output: PhD thesis

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Light Affects: Towards a body-sensory approach in lighting design. / Nielsen, Stine Maria Louring.
Ambiences, Alloæsthesia: Senses, Inventions, Worlds: Proceedings of the 4th International Congress on Ambiances. 4th International Congress on Ambiences. ed. Santa Barbara: Réseau International Ambiances, 2020. 67.

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Light Affects: Towards a body-sensory approach in lighting design

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The Ambience Potential of Coloured Illuminations in Healthcare Environments

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The Feel of Light: The Atmospheric Potential of Coloured Illuminations

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