Immersive Art for Wellbeing
Exposure to art impacts human health and can, in the healthcare setting improve the patient experience, lead to shortened hospital stays, improved recovery time, and reduced need for pain management. However, most of this research focuses on static art. Godley, et al (2023) found that art that includes dynamic light (DL) can also lower stress.
To further explore the potential impact of exposure to art using DL, students in ‘Lighting as Public Experience’, a TJU class, will create a series of fully immersive DL art events, to be housed in the Ravenhill Chapel on the East Falls campus.
In collaboration with Jefferson's Student Health program, the Counseling Center, and faculty advisors, students will be invited to participate in the immersive DL experience. Online questionnaires will be used to collect data to explore student perspectives on the experience. In Spring 2024, students in the “Health and the Art Experience” an interdisciplinary class will analyze these data, to inform a set of recommendations for future DL interventions
Project Collaborators
- Lyn Godley
Professor
Industrial Design & Lighting
Kanbar College of Design, Engineering and Commerce
Industrial Design
Thomas Jefferson University
- Rosemary Frasso
Professor
Population Health
Sidney Kimmel Medical College
Asano-Gonnella Center for Research in Medical Education and Health Care - Julianna LeNoir
Population Health
Sidney Kimmel Medical College
Asano-Gonnella Center for Research in Medical Education and Health Care