Yatsiv, M.
(2021).
Peculiarities of light functioning in modern Greek Catholic churches of Ukraine.
Architectural Studies,
7(2),
253-260.
https://doi.org/10.23939/as2021.02.253
Article
Peculiarities of light functioning in modern Greek Catholic churches of Ukraine
Abstract
In each historical period, light played an important mystical role in the creation of the sacred space of the temple, and was and is an integral part of religious ritual. Light is an architectural phenomenon, the formative and communicative element of the spatial structure of the temple, the most important factor in the perception of space and layout of the temple. The subject of the analysis contained in the article is the light environment in the space of modern churches of Ukraine. An analysis of the functions of light in churches is made on the example of recently built iconic Greek Catholic temples. The peculiarities of the distribution of natural and artificial light in the space of modern churches, the similarities and differences in the organization of the light environment, as compared to the historical temples, have been revealed. The influence of the light on the architectonics of temples and the visual perception of their object environment, on the formation of the corresponding mystical mood and sacred atmosphere is defined. The values and functions of electric lighting in the structure of the light environment of the temple, the directions of development of electric lighting systems due to the expansion of their utilitarian and decorative functions are determined
Keywords
light, sacred space, modern church architecture, tradition, UGCC
Received 28.07.2021, Revised 20.08.2021, Accepted 23.12.2021
Retrieved from Vol. 7, No. 2, 2021
Suggested citation
https://doi.org/10.23939/as2021.02.253
Pages 253-260
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