Research Article
Lighting and Coloring in Creating Atmosphere of Worship in Church
@INPROCEEDINGS{10.4108/eai.20-9-2019.2290950, author={Tobias Warbung and Nick Soedarso and Rina Carina}, title={Lighting and Coloring in Creating Atmosphere of Worship in Church}, proceedings={Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference of Science and Technology for the Internet of Things, ICSTI 2019, September 3rd 2019, Yogyakarta, Indonesia}, publisher={EAI}, proceedings_a={ICSTI}, year={2020}, month={3}, keywords={church light color christian}, doi={10.4108/eai.20-9-2019.2290950} }- Tobias Warbung
Nick Soedarso
Rina Carina
Year: 2020
Lighting and Coloring in Creating Atmosphere of Worship in Church
ICSTI
EAI
DOI: 10.4108/eai.20-9-2019.2290950
Abstract
A Church is considered as a representation of heaven on earth, a symbol of God's presence and a place for celebrating Christian faith where the building must meet the requirements of Christian liturgy. In Christianity, light is considered holy and God himself is light. Light is also one of the important elements in a church that can create the ambiance of worship. It can help people feel closer while they were worshiping God. This research tries to learn about the meaning of light and color in Christian culture and how church using light with its supporting media to produce attractive colors that can build an atmosphere in the process of worshipping God. This research also studies Chartres Cathedral, in Chartres, France, and JPCC, in Jakarta, Indonesia as a case study of using natural light and artificial light to build the atmosphere of worship.