Negative Light: Materiality of the "Absence of Light"

LIGHT OF "SHADOW GRADES"

...if they shone, all the subtle and discreet charm of that scarce light would disappear." [30]

Junichiro Tanizaki in "In Praise of Shadows"
Light study 12.1

Study of space division using a vertical "mass" of light

 
 
Variables

MODEL: plane position (see model diagram)

In this experiment, we work with indirect lights or "shadow grades" with which it is still possible to see nuances between them and their ability to create a very suggestive composition that modifies its character as the position of the central plane moves within the space.

[30] Tanizaki, Junichiro. El elogio de la sombra. Madrid. Siruela. 2012. p. 46

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