The Dance of Soma and Psyche This thesis is submitted to the AUT ...

The other thing for me was to create an ecstatic mood that can be felt inside as well
as outside the basket. One of my strategies was to use artificial light as well as making
the most of natural light. Lighting is very important as it has
to be satisfactory for the calligrapher as he works. He is a
right-handed; therefore he needs the light from the left side
so there is no shadow of his hand on the paper. I have chosen
to place the calligraphy room on the north-facing side,
so Massoudy can get the maximum daylight. Some of the
artificial lights will be installed through gaps in the basket
and some of them will be installed above the basket structure
to create additional shadow effects. This means that
the position and intensity of the shadows will change during
the day to create an ecstatic and mysterious mood day and
night. The light that passes through the basket structure
creates a rhythmical and poetic mood which is inspirational
for working during the day and smooth and fluid for sleeping
at night.
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