Your first video of the curved lighting fins is more effective than second experiment, primarily because the symmetric pattern provides an anchor for all the variety. It’s reminiscent of a church window. The more abstract pattern has less emotional appeal, the color variation is quite captivating even though it doesn’t perform the way you planned. You could explore the transmission of light through colored paper as a complement to the bouncing of light.
Your first video of the curved lighting fins is more effective than second experiment, primarily because the symmetric pattern provides an anchor for all the variety. It’s reminiscent of a church window. The more abstract pattern has less emotional appeal, the color variation is quite captivating even though it doesn’t perform the way you planned. You could explore the transmission of light through colored paper as a complement to the bouncing of light.