About PhoScope™
P h o s: Phôs= contraction of Photos/ Phaos: Light
S k o p ó s: Aim, purpose, target (Greek)
Photo think tank: noun. A corporation, or group organized for interdisciplinary research related to light and lighting (as in societal, technological, ecological, artistic and social questions).
PhoScope™ is a photocentric think-tank that promotes ecophotal systems for the 21st century nightscapes, and advances critical photostudies as well as the conventions of lighting practice and education.
Pervasive lighting ecologies are integral to the cultural history of our constructed environments’ forms and functions. New science and design criteria and critical frameworks must be established for the emergence of 21st century sustainable lighting systems within varying and evolving urban typologies.
We will explore speculative and applied photal© models to support social and environmental practices by integrating research, health and vision science, social sciences, sustainability, art, aesthetics and economy.
Funding to support the organization will come from commissioned activities as well as individual, corporate and institutional sponsorship and contributions.
PhoScope™ is incorporated with the Department of State of New York as a not-for-profit organization.
CALL FOR INTERNS:
Spring/ Summer/ Fall INTERNSHIP PROGRAM
Board of Directors
Nathalie Rozot, Founder, Photoplanner ©
Francesca Bastianini, Phototect ©
Stephen Horner, Photoscaper ©
Team
Miina Matsuoka, Ecocentric ©
Research and project assistants TBD
Board of Advisors
Brooke S. Carter, Principal, Jan Moyer Design
Olympia Kazi, Executive Director, the Van Alen Institute
Margaret Maile Petty, Deputy Head of School, Victoria University of Wellington
Brian McGrath, Chair of Urban Design Research, School of Constructed Environments
Roger Narboni, President, Concepteurs Lumière sans Frontières, Concepto
Maria Rosario Thompson, PhD, Principal Applications Scientist, Osram Sylvania
Legal Counsel
Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts (VLANY)
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