Yun-hsuan Tsai, HLB Lighting Design
Virtual
ThursdayMarch 13, 2025
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm EST
Credits TBD
Introductory
End-of-life care often faces challenges in hospitals, including discomfort and emotional distress. This study explores innovative lighting designs that integrate story-telling theatrical lighting elements to improve hospice ward environments, while investigating how lighting can enhance life quality, emotional support, and connections with loved ones under this condition. Using cross-sectional surveys, in-depth interviews, and computational simulations, three lighting scenes were developed —daily, immersive, and memory—to support circadian rhythms and personalization. Findings highlight diverse preferences for lighting, emphasizing the need for tailored, comforting environments. Integrating theatrical lighting dynamics shows promise in improving end-of-life experiences, suggesting future research and implementation can enhance care and dignity in hospice settings.
An understanding of color temperature and lighting spectrum distribution is highly recommended. Knowledge about theatrical lighting is preferred but not required.
Learning Objectives
- Identify the role of lighting in end-of-life care
- Understand related studies & potential users’ survey
- Rethink lighting solutions for end-of-life care environments
- Contribute to story-telling lighting idea for end-of-life care
Speaker
Yun-hsuan Tsai
Designer
HLB Lighting Design
Yun-Hsuan Tsai is a New York-based lighting designer with a wide-ranging portfolio encompassing architecture, theater, exhibitions, and photography lighting. With a background in theater and drama from Taiwan, she honed her craft at Parsons School of Design, graduating from their renowned lighting program. Yun-Hsuan's work reflects her deep passion for storytelling through light, drawing inspiration from her astute observations of the world. Now, she brings her expertise to the forefront with a presentation focused on lighting for the end-of-life journey, leveraging her combined experience in architectural and theatrical lighting. Through her extensive background and ongoing exploration of light's interplay with humanity and the environment, Yun-Hsuan seeks to provide innovative insights and solutions aimed at enriching the final moments of life through thoughtful lighting design.