The Heliotechnics/ Heliotechniques Institute for the Study of Solar Practices

Elia Vargas

Heliotechnics is a speculative media art project that explores new ways of thinking about energetic entities, such as petroleum, whale oil, electricity, and the sun to decenter anthropocentric representations of nature, culture, and technology.

“The project continues to expand and grow. In addition to continuing to create new elements of the speculative project, it has been the subject of numerous talks across the country. The website will be the subject of a book chapter in 2026.”