Oslepeni jasem / Blinded by Light

Is the constant lighting that blurs the distinction between day and night a dream or a nightmare of modernity? Does shining light into the darkest corners really mean that we can see better and understand everything? Or might the omnipresent brightness also blind us? The first part of this book defines and summarises existing research on the topic of the colonisation of the night, tracing its important manifestations from antiquity to the present day. The second part focuses more specifically on the issue of illuminating night regions with cosmic mirrors. For the first time ever, it provides a comprehensive overview of these plans, tracing their history from the 1920s to the present day and placing them in a social, political, cultural, and environmental context. Graphics by Jan Novák and Nikola Ivanov. Published in Czech and English.