i recently started a new job at a little shop that sells and designs lighting. it's a dream job for me, as it has to do with architecture and the technical side of it, while on the other hand manipulates light, the most romantic and elusive of all substances.
i've never given lighting or light design much thought, and now i'm somewhat ashamed of it. after all, it's one of the most important things in architecture! for the last few days, i wasn't really able to think about anything else. our psychology depends on the quality of light so much without us really knowing it. for example, i figured that our mind is pre-programmed to find the light, coming from above, the most natural. it's the active, motivatonal light, and therefore suited for working and living spaces. on the other hand, light coming from below or from the walls, soothes us, so it's adequate for spaces where we should relax. it's a simple trick, yet it affects the deepest animal instincts inside us. the world of light is something completely new to me, and i'm eager to conquer it.
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