For this week, I took a photo within my third home- the yoga studio. The hallway you see in the photo stretches at least 100 feet. The hall is very dark with textured, semi glossy wall paper and is lit by staggered wall sconces. Something i find a little awkward is the fluorescent bulbs vary from sconce to sconce. Some are blue-ish green, while others have a slightly pink glow. The space has a darker feel with the dark walls, dark ceiling, and dark carpet, with the only natural light source from out in the distance. Having the space darker on exiting a yoga class is the low energy environment you want after having a 2+ svasana (corps pose), which concludes all the classes I have ever taken. In the posture, you lay on your back with your palms facing up, close your eyes, and fall into a passive stillness.
However, the fluorescent lights cause somewhat of a strain on the eyes, and can make a little zombie-esque. The incandescent lights would probably provide a calmer, softer colored and warm environment. But I guess its the worthwhile sacrifice for being energy efficient. I think I'm a shadowphile...
Nice image and good analysis about how different types of lights (brushstrokes) affect emotion
ReplyDeleteThey could replace the higher kelvin temperature fluorescents with lower kelvin temperature ones to help it look more comforting - not very expensive