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#24 JPLD / James Poore “Follow our stars under a painted sky We’ll leave the world behind.” Martin L Gore
What: Striving to experience the joy and purity of unadulterated natural light in all its forms. Where: Far out at sea on a becalmed, still ocean with a clear, cloudless sky. How: On a sailing yacht or at anchor, as still as possible, just simply sitting on deck absorbing the complete silence, stillness and purity of an uninterrupted sunset, the colours, the shift as night and darkness slowly envelops, watching the stars appear sometimes mirrored by bioluminescent plankton. Finally, as the night draws to an end and the sun re-appears on the horizon, the warming glow and reassurance it brings as it peers over the horizon. When: Anytime, but probably in the summer so you can also feel the warmth of the sun on your skin as it rises over the horizon. Why: I love light, the mystery of light and the simple, yet powerful effect it has on us both physically and spiritually. I am particularly fascinated by the interplay of light with water and how it reflects, refracts and reinterprets it. As lighting designers, we often strive to emulate and encompass that exciting, ethereal, joyous, comforting or reassuring feeling that light gives us, the reality is we will never surpass nature, for it will always have the upper hand to amaze and astound us.
Photo of Sunrise over the Solent taken by James Poore on an old iPhone.
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