While quarantined in Barbados as the country’s health officials considered the multiple COVID tests we took to pass just one night in transit in the country…I discovered this wall with a dazzling display of lighting options.

Flipping those switches must punctuate the daily opening of the meal service.

More than light switches, the lighting of our shared spaces is a long story. Some of the storytellers are artists who represent light in their sculptures and painting. Filmmakers and photographers are all about light.

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