Friday, September 14, 2007

"See ourselves seeing": observing and analyzing my relationship to my environment

While looking off my porch in the evening I notice that almost everything is completely covered in shadows, except for small areas of sunlight. There is a house directly in front of me that has only a small portion of the roof without darkness. The tree in front of the house is all dark with out a single spot of sunlight. It is difficult to make out the details of the houses, cars, and other objects beyond this large home because the street lights haven't been turned on yet. The weather is chilly and the shadows seem to add to that.
Doing this assignment made me realize how much of an effect light or the lack of light can have on my perception of space and even time. I feel like I have a little bit of a better understanding of the role light has on not only my environment but on me as well.

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