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Energy was not always a commodity. For much of modern history, it functioned as a public infrastructure—a collective resource created to serve society's fundamental needs. Electric light entered people's homes as a promise of progress and equality, intended not as a privilege for the few, but as a right for the many.

The public character of energy was founded on the belief that certain essential goods—such as water, healthcare, and electricity—should not exist solely according to the rules of the market. Light illuminated homes without becoming a symbol of inequality.

Today, that principle has fundamentally shifted. Energy has increasingly become a financial asset, a field of investment returns, and a growing economic burden transferred onto citizens. Rising electricity bills no longer reflect consumption alone; they reveal a deeper transformation: the gradual transition from a public good to a commercial commodity.

The result is a profound contradiction. Energy remains indispensable to contemporary life—without it, modern society cannot function—yet access to it has become increasingly difficult for a large part of the population.

It is at this point that the light bulb—the simplest and most universal symbol of energy—is transformed into a question:

How has something so fundamental to life come to exist as something so precious, a commodity that is increasingly out of reach?

The light has not disappeared.

It has simply been elevated—from the ordinary level of everyday life to a place where access is determined primarily by cost.

The question is no longer whether energy exists.

The question is who still has access to its source.

Dimensions: 50 (L) × 60 (W) × 250 (H) cm

Materials: Light bulb and mixed construction materials.