jane slade

JANE SLADE


Jane Slade, MID, LC, IES is a lighting researcher and educator on the impacts of light on the environment, wildlife, and human health.

She is the Specification Sales Manager for Speclines, a lighting manufacturer’s representative agency specializing in outdoor lighting for municipalities, universities, corporations, commercial developments, and transportation agencies through an interdisciplinary approach of blending design, science and the latest technology.

ANATOMY OF NIGHT

Slade is a recent Richard Kelly Grant recipient for explorations into the social and emotional impacts of light and lighting, through her work in creating lighting fixtures from waste materials in India, and through art installations focused on manipulating emotional experiences with light and color.

Slade is also a member of the IES Committee for Outdoor Environmental Lighting, and a past Vice President of the DLF of New England, having chaired the scholarship which sends university students to Light + Building in Germany, and Lightfair in North America.

Slade practices art in her studio, Anatomy of Light (www.anatomyoflight.com), and practices and teaches yoga in Cambridge, Massachusetts.


80% of the people on earth are not eligible to see the night sky clearly.

Why?

Because light pollution is often disregarded and not taken a lot more focus of.

When people don't take the initiative of letting the darkness breathe, the privilege of getting to see a clear night sky will be missing.

It's time for darkness to breathe.

Jane gives awareness and education about light pollution in order to broaden the understanding of the darkness and the beauty of it.


“There is an infinity waiting

when we turn out the lights”

JANE SLADE I ANATOMYOFNIGHT

Light pollution is the most overlooked and destructive type of climate change taking place right in front of our eyes. Although this form of pollution can occur at any time of day, the consequences are amplified at night due to the lack of light. Light pollution is blamed for significantly impacting health, obstructing ecosystems, and adversely affecting sensorial ecosystems.

Through design, research, and advocacy, Jane Slade wants to extend people's perception of the science and art of darkness. She promotes experimentation and investigation in the study of light pollution and the significance of darkness for all life forms on earth.