Transforming the Poetic Experience of Space Through Light

Transforming the Poetic Experience of Space Through Light investigates theoretical and practical artistic methods of manipulating senses through which the space is experienced cognitively and emotionally. The focus is on innovative use of experimental lighting that engages perception, emotion, memory, and imagination. Theoretical research focuses on historical and contemporary references that demonstrate transformation of spatial experience by means of manipulating light. Studying theoretical and practical examples leads towards discovering, interpreting, and developing a novel body of knowledge for enhancing the multisensory spatial experience that provides access to transforming the perception of space in the purpose of art.;Practice based research investigates both traditional and progressive principles of spatial design, fabrication, lighting design, audiovisual systems, and algorithmic composition. The interest is in exploiting technological advancements in lighting that can fuse perception of senses and add to the phenomenological experience of the artistic intentions. The core of the artistic research is the sublime that is inherently unknowable by reason, but accessible in experience that can be created in art.;A collected theoretical and practical body of knowledge on Transforming the Poetic Experience of Space Through Light is summed up and reflected in the light art installation Horizon is an Imaginary Line. The piece utilizes beams of light emitted from projectors positioned around a darkened space that is filled with haze and fog. Homogeneous clouds suspended in the air make light beams visible and appear perceptible by touch. These palpable light beams travel from the projector lamp across the space and form dynamic light spaces that change based on video that is projected into the state of the haze. The videos are designed to sculpt the light while emulating the vast scale of the universe and sublimity of nature. The kinetic light sculptures in tandem with the electroacoustic compositions are designed to transform the poetic experience of space.;The premise for this piece is an expansion of the lighting apparatus into immersive perceptual hyperspace. Horizon is an Imaginary Line examines this premise through primary research trajectories that constitute the technical and artistic foundations for the artwork: - The Sublime, - Phenomenology, - Light Ar.