Blog #1: Lighting within my apartment

After I was assigned to be more aware of the light that surrounds me in my everyday life, I thought I would have to deliberately go to a concert or something just to see lights and do this assignment; I was wrong. I started noticing that there is so much different light that surrounds me wherever I go at any time of day. Because I am home at my apartment, for a lot of the time, I noticed my home lights the most. My roommate just got a new LED light device that flashes light all across the room ceiling. The device basically illuminates light from within the device and makes the light pass through a glass cover, forcing the light to reflect and deflect within the dented glass cover before being projected onto the ceiling. The light being projected from within the glass covering also moves around, so it looks like it’s moving on the ceiling when it again passes and deflects through the glass covering. The light also changes color. As a viewer, it keeps me intrigued. The moving and changing colors of the light holds my attention and makes me feel happy just watching these lights. The changing colors make me feel excited and ready for something. I feel more alive and energized when I see the fast moving lights and colors that sprawl across my ceiling. With this energy within me, it makes me want to put on high tempo music to match the lighting. This type of lighting did not feel complete without music. This type of lighting sets the mood for like a party setting; I think it is because it does make people feel energized and excited and ready to party. The moving lights also makes me want to move too, maybe even dance. This lighting contrasted dramatically from just the regular kitchen light I sit under to do my homework and is right next to the LED device. The yellowish, whitish kitchen light definitely does not get me to feel excited and ready to dance. Instead, it makes me feel more calm. I find it so interesting to examine how two very different lights in my apartment make me feel two very different ways.