Stephanie Deumer

Under the Same Sun examines the tangled web between the sun, its material reality, and the energy, images, and forms that it produces. This multimedia installation features a greenhouse of native plants submerged in an underground cavernous room. Projected live-feed footage of the above ground landscape bathes the greenhouse with light, allowing the plants to photosynthesize and grow. The video projection and installation as a whole is powered by solar panels, which also serve as the roof to the sunken room. Taking the shape of a large puddle of water, the solar cells sit flush with the desert ground, mirage-like in appearance, and hinting at the lush sanctuary below.