Changing light through modulators with color and texture can enhance the mood of spaces.  In this light box study different lighting conditions create different experiences as light bounces through the filtering wood screens as well as entering the light box directly.  The materials glow and fill the box with “warm” light.  Certain areas create hot spots while others create a gentle gradient from panel to panel.  As a secondary exploration more reflective metal panels were placed on the ground plane and on vertical services in an attempt to bounce the light and color further into the space. 

The results documented in the above photographs demonstrate three different lighting conditions showing bouncing color, creating structured shadows, and filtering light through the light panels.  In this study the light panels were too regularized and allowed too much direct light into the box, but the resulting abstract shadows have potential for future studies to explore this phenomena.  By introducing more irregular panel placement and perhaps smaller panels with less light leak, more defined effects can be documented.  Digital fabrication of the panel screen system will also ensure a more ordered and regular placement and alignment.