Composing with Light: Atmospheres and Strategies at the Kompetenzzentrum Breisgau

Composing with Light: Atmospheres and Strategies at the Kompetenzzentrum Breisgau
In Plato's allegory of the cave, light symbolizes knowledge: it is what guides the human being out of the shadows of ignorance and toward truth. In many religions, light is also associated with divinity, as a manifestation of the sacred. Over time, light ceased to be merely a symbol of reason and became an instrument of sensitivity, a living material capable of shaping atmospheres, influencing perception, and revealing meaning.