[01] Literature. 'Eyes of the Skin: Architecture and Senses.'

The Significance of Shadows


'The imagination and day dreaming are stimulated by dim light and shadow. In order to think clearly, the sharpness of vision has to be suppressed, for thoughts travel with an absent-minded and unfocused gaze. Homogenous bright light paralyses the imagination in the same way that homogenisation of space weakens the experience of being, and wipes away the sense of place. The human eye is most perfectly tuned for twilight rater than bright daylight.'
Juhani Pallasmaa, (2005) The Eyes of the Skin: Architecture and Senses. Chichester, John Wiley & Sons. 

Caravaggio, The Incredulity of Saint Thomas, 1601-2 Italy. Available at: <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Caravaggio_-_The_Incredulity_of_Saint_Thomas.jpg> [Accessed 17 Oct]