Judith Brunklaus

Since the invention of artificial light our life have moved from the outside to the inside. The spaces where we live, shop, eat, are educated and entertained, surround us. The scale is smaller and we are physically close to them. Interior architecture has a close link to psychology, the architect being able to manipulate emotions trough the narratives and forms used to create environments.
 

The key component of perceiving our spaces we occupy is through light. Light makes it possible to describe things in relation to their environment. As you can say light is the immaterial material. It is a multi-dimensional substance, engaging different levels of perception, sensibility and meanings. At it’s best, light has the capability of creating new and progressive behaviour patterns as well as new languages for living. Light can bring new horizons of the opportunity of living.
 

Because we live our lives inside we don’t perceive enough light anymore in our third preceptor in the retina, simply because singular armatures don’t produce enough light. This mean that our biological clock is being disturbed because of a lack of melatonin hormones. But what happens when singular armatures are being replaced by homogeneous light planes? Light merging into architecture and vice versa. What are the consequences of the human perception of space and our wellbeing in the space?
 

The challenge facing me is how to use the new lighting technologies to design a solution that enrich the way we perceive and experience light as well as providing our wellbeing. I will concentrate on the content, imagining new approaches and new techniques for unlocking the potential of space.