Grazing Light on the Facade

Light grazing a concrete wall. The light source is hidden in a ceiling recess only ten centimeters from the wall, sweeping almost parallel downwards across the entire wall; the wood grain transferred from the formwork, bolt holes, and pouring seams are all pulled out into deep shadows, and the texture of the wall is magnified to the extreme. The light spot gradually fades from top to bottom. Avoid: letting light shine directly to eliminate texture, placing the light source far from the wall, using highly diffused soft light, using grazing light on smooth surfaces.

Translated from Chinese by AI.

一道貼著混凝土牆照射的光。光源藏在距離牆面只有十公分的天花凹槽裡,幾乎平行地向下掃過整面牆;板模轉印的木紋、螺栓孔與澆置縫全部被拉出深刻的陰影,牆面的質地被放大到極致。光斑從上往下逐漸變淡。避免:讓光正面照射消除紋理、把光源放在遠離牆面的位置、使用高擴散的柔光、對平滑的表面也使用掠射光。