The Poetics of Space is a book written by french philosopher Gaston Bachelard. I'm reading this book to get a better idea of the psychological effects a physical space has on a persons state of mind, how a human being adapts to a space and also how a space will adapt to a human being.
Not only is this is an interesting read it also relates to an art and music festival I went to in Amsterdam last year called The Poetics of Space, the concept of which i'm guessing is based around the theories in this book. The festival was really interesting and took place over a weekend in Amsterdam. I made it to Amsterdams New Media arts gallery for one part in which there were six rooms all of which has different conceptual pieces of art within. Most of which was created using only light and sound and some were structural. The whole experience was really insightful into the way modern art is going in terms of utilizing technology. There were a lot of experiments with sound and light. One room was actually just completely black with a hgh pitched sound playing I could barely step into. This is an exploration of the effect sound and light can have on your well being. Other rooms that were quite tranquil people would spend time in.
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