# Immersive Lamp Experiences 'Trapped In Light' Urges Visitors to Tap into Our Empathetic Nature By Elena Rahman | Published 2021-09-07 | Eco Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/trapped-in-light References: [yankodesign](https://www.yankodesign.com/2021/09/02/these-immersive-lamps-are-designed-to-show-us-exactly-how-bad-light-pollution-can-be-for-cities/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:+yankodesign) Trapped In Light is an [immersive lamp series](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/immersive-lighting-experience) that highlights the ill effects of light pollution. Designers Hao-Mei Wang and Pei-Tzu Ku bring this issue to the forefront of society through their series of lamps. The series allows visitors to understand how [nocturnal creatures](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/wake-lamp) feel in light-polluted cities. Positioned at eye level, the lamps require users to stand with their faces inside the lampshade. Inside the lampshade, a cityscape artwork is painted on its surface, illuminated by the lamp's bulb. When the bulb is switched off, the lamp begins glowing due to a coating of [phosphorescent paint](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/aura-collection-1). This illustrates how nocturnal animals never experience pure darkness in highly populated urban areas, disrupting the natural environment. Image Credit: Hao-Mei Wang and Pei-Tzu Ku ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 4.7/10 - Popularity: 82% | Activity: 50% | Freshness: 10% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial - Top markets: Asia ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Eco](https://www.trendhunter.com/eco) ## Key Themes ### Why This Trend Is Growing - **Light Pollution Awareness:** Designing immersive experiences that educate audience about light pollution and its harmful effects. - **Interactive Art Installations:** Developing innovative installations that engage the audience and inspire empathetic responses towards environmental issues. - **Sustainability Marketing:** Using art and design to communicate important environmental issues to customers and promote sustainable products and practices. ### Industries Being Reshaped - **Art and Design:** Incorporating environmental messages and themes into art and design installations to educate and raise awareness. - **Environmental Conservation:** Partnering with designers to create immersive installations that illustrate the effects of light pollution and encourage public engagement in conservation efforts. - **Lighting Technology:** Integrating phosphorescent paint and other materials into lighting design to create sustainable and eco-friendly products that combat light pollution. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Light Pollution-Reducing Island Lamps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/island-lamp.md) - [Emotional Light Sculptures](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/miror-collection.md) - [Interactive Lamp Designs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/tangent-lamp.md) - [Hollow Candle-Like Table Lamps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/lampe.md) - [Calming Orb Lamps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/orb-lamp1.md) - [Poetic Rippling Lighting](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/yurameki.md) - [Minimal Wake-Aware Lamps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/wake-sleep-light.md) - [Utensil Waste Lighting](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/nytt-lys.md) - [Ecological Dual Lampshade Designs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/air-light.md)