Light Observation #4
1. February, 20th – 6:45PM, Netherlands South
2. Flickering light from the lamp post
3. I had spent most of the day in my dorm doing work, and I finally emerged to go get some food a little before 7. When I walked outside, it was pitch black – the only light came from the houses themselves. After a few seconds, though, a light came on, flickered for a few seconds, and went out. This repeated infinitely – always on and off, never staying on for more than a few seconds before going out again. The light – and lack thereof – created in intense feeling of unease. Although I know the area around my dorm like the back of my hand, it’s still easy to feel fear when you only have light for a few seconds at a time. The flickering intensified the feeling of unease – it was like a teaser, showing the shadows and only illuminating the are for small amounts of time, never fulling lighting the quad. Anyone or anything could have been hiding against a building or tree and I never would have known, and that is very, very creepy.