Chicago (360˚) - Astrological Cycles, Ecological Change

Regarding the extractive industrial worldview that permanently altered Chicago’s land, people, water, and air, explored through the language of the stars.

Myth of the Organic City

6018NORTH

Chicago, Illinois

2024-2026

Star Maps: copper domes (hammered copper, light), 2024

  • Star map, Chicago at night (September). City stars as visible through contemporary light pollution

  • Chicago Union Stockyards (December 25, 1865). Astrological chart and starscape of the moment of the opening of Union Stockyards.

  • Chicago River Sanitary and Ship Canal Opens and the Chicago River is reversed (January 2, 1900, 7:30am). Stars along the ecliptic, January, 1900, Astrological chart of the moment the Chicago River is permanently reversed.

On the desk:

  • Chicago (360˚): Astrological Cycles, Ecological Change, Artist’s book, risograph, ink, 2024

  • Great Chicago Fire Begins Behind 137 DeKoven St. (October 8, 1871, 9pm). Astrological chart of the moment the Great Chicago Fire began. Chicago wood blocks extracted from original Nicolson pavement, asphalt, copper, 2024

  • drawings for the study of astrology. risograph, ink, 2023-ongoing

  • copper cones, copper sheet metal, 2018

Backdrop:

bone ash wall (Rebecca Beachy & Christine Wallers). Amish horse & cow bones (kiln fired. 2015), gum arabic, talc, water. Community-Hosted Collections, Roman Susan Art Foundation, 2023

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