Sarah Hartman

Sustaining Light

Electric light is a tool we use every day as well as a poetic medium with lyrical associations. Its evocative qualities can delight, quiet, soothe, enliven. Light permeates our environments, but nowhere as profoundly as in our most intimate spaces: at home. An essential part of living well, lighting is often overlooked as fundamental to effective settings and establishing a sense of well-being. This thesis examines the role of light in our lives, focusing on what a dynamic illuminated atmosphere entails and developing a unique system comprised of separate elements designed to work together within a space to create a sustaining illuminated environment.

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