Wallwasher
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Wallwashing is a popular name for a lighting design technique for illumination of large surfaces. It is mainly used with contemporary architecture
; in public cultural buildings, museums and galleries; and in landscape lighting.
Most of what one actually sees, entering a room, are the vertical surfaces. The illumination requires asymmetric
lighting fixtures, which in a number of 3 or more in a line, can produce evenly illuminated walls. It is a tool mainly used by lighting designer
s, to create lighter spaces or making the rooms seem brighter or higher. The technique is similar to the "horizon"-technique used in theatre lighting.
Architecture
Architecture is both the process and product of planning, designing and construction. Architectural works, in the material form of buildings, are often perceived as cultural and political symbols and as works of art...
; in public cultural buildings, museums and galleries; and in landscape lighting.
Most of what one actually sees, entering a room, are the vertical surfaces. The illumination requires asymmetric
Asymmetry
Asymmetry is the absence of, or a violation of, symmetry.-In organisms:Due to how cells divide in organisms, asymmetry in organisms is fairly usual in at least one dimension, with biological symmetry also being common in at least one dimension....
lighting fixtures, which in a number of 3 or more in a line, can produce evenly illuminated walls. It is a tool mainly used by lighting designer
Lighting designer
The role of the lighting designer within theatre is to work with the director, choreographer, set designer, costume designer, and sound designer to create an overall 'look' for the show in response to the text, while keeping in mind issues of visibility, safety and cost...
s, to create lighter spaces or making the rooms seem brighter or higher. The technique is similar to the "horizon"-technique used in theatre lighting.