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During the 3daysofdesign , Ellen Kathrine Hansen joined an exclusive panel discussion at Louis Poulsen , exploring how Poul Henningsen designed the iconic three shade system✨

💫 Lighting Design Lab in Bologna 💫

Last week, the General Assembly of the “Art of Darkness” Project met in Bologna, bringing partners together to exchange insights, share experiences, and engage in meaningful discussions.

This inspiring gathering was followed by two planned night walks, offering an unique opportunity to explore the city through the lens of light and darkness. ✨

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Thank you for having us! 💙

How does light shape the way we feel and experience space? 🤔

💫A new research collaboration between ARoS Aarhus Art Museum and Aalborg University explores the sensory and neurophysiological effects of immersive art experiences through the monumental project “As Seen Below – From Within” and focuses on what potential experiences visitors can expect.
The project is led by Stine Louring - anthropologist and PhD in Lighting Design — whose research focuses on light, atmosphere, embodiment, and sensory experience across architecture, health, and art.

Together with neuroscientist and co-investigator Zakaria Djebbara and the research team (currently counting Marta Monrós Rivera and Hyunsung Lee ), the project investigates visitors’ experiences of As Seen Below – The Dome, A Skyspace by James Turrell, opening at ARoS on 19 June 2026.

Read more:
🔗 Project page (VBN): https://vbn.aau.dk/en/projects/as-seen-below-from-within/?utm_source=chatgpt.com



📸: James Turrell, As Seen Below. Solopgang. Foto: Florian Holzherr © ARoS 2026

Co-design Workshop 2 💫

During Week 11, we hosted our second co-design workshop in the open grass area next to Grundtvig’s Church in Copenhagen.

As part of work package 2 of the Art of Darkness Project, the workshop highlighted the value of co-design as a method for inclusive, experience-based knowledge building. Through three hands-on, participatory activities, we explored how residents experience this space after dark. Participants actively engaged with different lighting equipment, testing variations in colour temperature and light distribution, and reflecting on how changing lighting conditions can reshape perceptions of the space in darkness.

A big thank you to all participants for the thoughtful conversations, curiosity, and ideas shared in this inspiring outdoor setting.
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Ellen Kathrine Hansen gave a talk at Forskningens Døgn in Stege for Dark Sky Møn and Nyord. She talked about the research in Lighting Design Lab about lowering light levels, living with darkness and the sky and the project “Art of Darkness”💫

Today our LiD8 group visited ✨
Such an inspiring experience 💡

A special thank you to and from Erco for the presentation and for guiding our students through the showroom — we truly appreciate it!✨

📸 : .silistraru & Luciana Martinez

🚨Save the Date/ 24.04.2026🚨

We are so privileged that VELUX has chosen AAU LiD to host this prestigious lecture with It will be recorded as a Daylight Talk.

WHEN: 24.04.26 at 2 PM
WHERE: Gæstekantinen, Aalborg University Copenhagen

🚨Light Symposium 2026 - Extended Submission Deadline🚨

Due to numerous requests, the abstract submission deadline for the Light Symposium 2026 in Copenhagen, has been extended to 13 April 2026💫

🔗 https://ls2026.aau.dk/?page_id=71

Outdoor Lighting/ LiD8 (2025)
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