light is everything – that is – quality of light.
not quantity.
i stayed in a house in paris, montparnasse, briefly. the house had been designed by someone of the bauhaus and they had opened the whole place to light…
having a bath in spring sunlight.
i think it opened my eyes to new possibilities.
again: not quantity.
‘in praise of shadows’ by jun’ichirō tanizaki. relates the importance of shades in traditional japanese culture. a good (and short) read, flawed i think in that japanese culture – as was – is very much idolised. the beauty of candlelight, the manipulation of design & art to accentuate the beauty and warmth. very passionately written.
i have yet to see a space optimise shadow & there are very few spaces flooded with light.
[The house in paris was a bugger to heat.]