Hepner created a space where the only source of light is illuminated when nuclear issues are discussed on the Internet. Two types of lamps merged the natural with the man-made world. An altered commercial street lamp is filled with bioluminescent algae, activated when a servo agitates the algae liquid, which is triggered by nuclear-related keywords appearing on Google, Twitter and the NY Times. Two bioluminescent bacteria lamps also are on site and triggered by the keywords, releasing a drop of enzyme into the bacteria solution, continually increasing the amount of illumination.

About the artist: I am a conceptual artist investigating the human relationship with the landscape and technology. Using the photography, video, public art intervention, and electronic processes, I consider issues related to population growth, man-made disasters, as well as the complex and often contradictory roles surrounding technological progress. I hold bachelors degrees in Art and Cognitive Psychology from the University of Utah. In 2013 I lived in Japan and volunteered in the disaster zone left from the 2011 tsunami and nuclear meltdown. My work on the topic of nuclear energy was funded by a Puffin Foundation grant in 2014. I am an international exhibiting artist, recently finishing a body of work in Japan and participating in a residency and solo exhibition in Berlin, Germany.