In the installation Imbued with Light, I investigate the energy contained within organic matter, with an emphasis on converting organic waste into electricity through a collaboration with bacteria. Microbial Fuel Cells (MFC’s), the glass cylinders that contain mud, compost, and graphite electrodes, produce a small electrical current when bacteria in the soil break down carbohydrates anaerobically (without oxygen). The work aims to provoke a sense of mystery around the energy that extends through our food, our waste, and the soil of the earth, while suggesting a symbiosis between micro- organisms, humans that may become integral to a post fossil fuel future.