THE UGLY LIGHT 2. Theater Lightdesign

Document from the year 2023 in the subject Theater Studies, Dance, , language: English, abstract: Benjamin Schälike have been concerned with the question of how to write about light as a creative medium without having to write a technical guideline.

The book is about his understanding of lightdesign, as an creative and artistic prozess.

THE UGLY LIGHT is not a catalog of Benjamin Schälikes lightdesign. He illustrates and discusses different approaches, and spectrum of lightdesign.

THE UGLY LIGHT is intended to serve everyone as a beginning, extension and stimulus to the understanding of light, it will open up a kaleidoscope of possibilities.

THE UGLY LIGHT offers interviews and articles with lightdesigner, lightartists, stagedesigners and theatermakers. (Like: Andre Diot; Peter Zadek; Fred Pommerehn; Bruno Pucheron; Jennifer Tipton, James Turell, Olafur Eliason; Anthony Mc Call; Dan Flavin; Heiner Goebbels)

Take THE UGLY LIGHT as an inspiration and not as a guide.

It is not about right or wrong, but about finding your own way with light design.