{"id":1870,"date":"2026-03-25T13:08:26","date_gmt":"2026-03-25T12:08:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ls2026.aau.dk\/?page_id=1870"},"modified":"2026-05-07T11:57:07","modified_gmt":"2026-05-07T10:57:07","slug":"art-of-darkness-special-session","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ls2026.aau.dk\/?page_id=1870","title":{"rendered":"Art of Darkness Special Session"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"512\" height=\"510\" src=\"https:\/\/ls2026.aau.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Screenshot-2026-03-25-at-13.33.12.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1875\" style=\"width:237px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ls2026.aau.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Screenshot-2026-03-25-at-13.33.12.png 512w, https:\/\/ls2026.aau.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Screenshot-2026-03-25-at-13.33.12-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/ls2026.aau.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Screenshot-2026-03-25-at-13.33.12-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Art of Darkness Special Session<\/strong> &#8211; Copenhagen, 23\u201325 September 2026 (in the context of Light Symposium 2026)<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Description:<br><\/strong>The Horizon Europe project Art of Darkness explores the role of darkness as a cultural, environmental, and experiential resource in urban and heritage contexts. It investigates how darkness-sensitive design, light art, and co-creation processes can generate beautiful, sustainable, and inclusive night-time experiences, in the context of new European Bauhaus initiative.<br>This special session at Light Symposium 2026 invites contributions that expand the understanding of darkness beyond the absence of light &#8211; positioning it as an active design material and a driver of human experience, ecological balance, and cultural value. Authors are invited to submit abstracts of original work, which will undergo double-blind peer review. Accepted contributions will be developed into full papers published in the IOP Conference Series proceedings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Topics of Interest (including but not limited to):<br><\/strong>\u2022 Darkness-sensitive design in urban and heritage contexts<br>\u2022 Perceptual and experiential qualities of darkness<br>\u2022 Light art and artistic practices engaging with darkness<br>\u2022 Co-design and participatory approaches in low-light and dark environments<br>\u2022 Human, ecological, and environmental aspects of low-light design<br>\u2022 Methods, tools, and case studies related to designing with darkness<br>\u2022 Connections to the New European Bauhaus: sustainability, aesthetics, and inclusion in darkness aware design<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Venue<br><\/strong>The Art of Darkness special session is organized in the context of the 12th Light Symposium which will be hosted at Aalborg University Campus in Copenhagen<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Chair:<br><\/strong>Henrika Pihlajaniemi \u2013 University of Oulu<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Submission<\/strong><br>Submit your abstract at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.morressier.com\/call-for-abstracts\/LS-2026\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">https:\/\/www.morressier.com\/call-for-abstracts\/LS-2026 <\/a><br>During submission, select \u201cOther topic\u201d and add \u201cArt of Darkness\u201d as keyword<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Important Dates<\/strong><br>Extended abstract submission: <strong>13. April 2026<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Notification of abstract acceptance: <strong>4. May 2026<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Full paper submission (optional for authors of accepted abstracts wishing to submit a full paper for proceedings publication): <strong>25. June 2026<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Presenter&#8217;s registration (required for at least one of the authors of accepted abstracts who will present at LS2026): <strong>25. June 2026<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Early bird registration: <strong>25. June 2026<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Notification of full paper acceptance: <strong>31. August 2026<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Camera ready (final) full paper submission: <strong>16. September 2026<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Conference dates: <strong>23.-25. 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