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.
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