Is the sun in my eyes, and casting strange and harsh shadows all over? (theartyologist.com)
The light hits you square on (or nearly square on) which eliminates harsh shadows such as those you would see during midday. (kristinabraly.com)
The darkness of the «auditorium» gives way to a room full of bright spotlights shining on more sculptures, dramatizing each of them with harsh shadows and causing them to stand out as distinct objects from one another (though they mostly come in sets of three). (creators.vice.com)