Johanna Enger nailed her documented artistic research project
21 May 2026
The research project "In Search of the Measurable, the Immeasurable and the Elusive Experience of Light" explores light as a spatial and sensory experience. It seeks to bridge the gap between design practice and scientific research, and to contribute new perspectives on how the perceived qualities of light can be understood and given a language in practice.
Enger's work develops new ways of describing and analysing perceived lighting quality in spatial environments, and examines how this often elusive knowledge can gain a foothold in the built environment through design and planning processes. Through experimental studies, a semantic method for investigating the spatial experience of light environments is introduced: LENS (Light Experience & Nomenclature Structure).
The method is based on the relationship between perceived light level and perceived contrast, and on how they interact to shape the atmosphere of a space. The work also explores the intersection of the measurable and the immeasurable, as well as that between different knowledge traditions, through light.
Read more about the project at the DiVA portal: In Search of the Measurable, the Immeasurable and the Elusive Experience of Light
The public defence of Johanna Enger's doctoral dissertation takes place on 12 June, at 1:00-5:00 pm.