Lighting Observation 10.2
1) 4/18/12 – 12:42 PM – Walking from Netherlands core to Groningen house
2) OBJECTIVE DESCRIPTION: I was walking home from working on Spring Awakening and was listening to music as I slowly walked through the Netherlands. The lamps that are contained within the courtyard areas were all on and I was looking down at my feet. As I passed each lamp my shadow moved with the light and I had many shadows from each light.
3) SUBJECTIVE DESCRIPTION: I was strolling home from the studio somewhat late on thursday night. I was in no hurry and had my IPod playing the new Train CD and I was simply enjoying my favorite band while I took in the fresh aroma of the spring flowers. On my lackadaisical walk across campus I was focused and enveloped within my music. I was mostly focused on looking down at the side walk as I was really trying to pay close attention to the lyrics. Just as i entered the Netherlands my attention began to shift to a new area of my surroundings. Inside of the Netherlands there are a series of street lamps that help illuminate the inside courtyard so that we are able to see when we are walking from one house to the next. What I suddenly became aware of was my shadow that was being cast from these lamps.
The lamps are staggered evenly down the side walk from the core to the back entrance. As I approached the first lamp I noticed that it cast a shadow down of my body. As I got closer to the lamp, my shadow began to get smaller until I was dead even with the lamp and then as I waled past the post my shadow would grow longer once more. Just as the shadow began to disappear, a new one began to show up just as quickly, but this time from the other side of my body (because the light was now to the left of me). As I walked all the way to my door, I passed a total of five lamp posts, studying each shadow as I walked past. The shadows reminded me of a circus. A circus with stretchy mirrors or creepy shadows that always seem to be following a clown and just as soon as one reflection or shadow leaves a new one appears. It was a very neat illusion and now I find if almost impossible to not have a lighting moment every time I come home at night.