AS GLOBAL TEMPERATURES RISE AND ENERGY COSTS SOAR, ‘SUNNY SIDE UP’ CASTS A SPOTLIGHT ON THE SUN AS A FREE AND SUSTAINABLE POWER SOURCE. THIS PLAYFUL PROJECT DELVES INTO THE INGENIOUS SUN POWERED TECHNIQUES PEOPLE AROUND THE WORLD USE TO COOK FOOD AND HEAT WATER, BLENDING CREATIVITY WITH SUSTAINABILITY. THROUGH VIBRANT STORYTELLING, ‘SUNNY SIDE UP’ SERVES AS A JOYFUL REMINDER OF THE SUNS POTENTIAL AND HUMAN INGENUITY.
CAPTURED FOR THE GROUP EXHIBITION ‘OVER HERE’ WITH ARTISTS AT RARE AND TRAYLER, WHERE CREATIVITY MET CURIOUSITY AND WE EXPLORED THE BEAUTIFULLY UNEXPLORED.
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FRESNEL FRIED EGG
ON A HOT SUMMER’S DAY, PLACE A CAST IRON PAN UNDER THE FOCUSED SUNLIGHT OF A FRESNEL LENS OR MAGNIFYING GLASS. ONCE THE PAN HEATS UP, YOU CAN FRY AN EGG, RIGHT ON THE PAVEMENT!
WITH MIRRORED PANELS BOUNCING THE SUNLIGHT AROUND, A SOLAR COOKER HEATS UP JUST LIKE AN OVEN AND IT’S PERFECT FOR SLOW COOKING MEALS OVER THE SPAN OF A SUNNY DAY.
SLOW COOKED SOLAR CHILLI
PARABOLIC TEA PARTY
THE CONCAVE REFLECTIVE PARABOLIC DISH FOCUSES SUNLIGHT INTO A BEAM POWERFUL ENOUGH TO BOIL WATER - NO PLUG NEEDED!
FOOD STYLIST: JESS MCINTOSH
RETOUCH: FRAN HUGHES
