Stephanie Deumer’s “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 a cavernous underground room. Projected live-feed footage of the aboveground landscape bathes the greenhouse in light, allowing the plants to photosynthesize and grow. The installation is powered by solar panels, which also serve as the roof of 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. As part of the artist’s continued exploration of simulacra and immersive environments, this work brings to life the spectacle of biological reproduction through technological and visual means. Read more at desertx.org Photography by @lance.gerber @stephaniedeumer #desertxalula @_desertx @artsalula @reemfadda @raneemfarsi @nevillewakefield