Four Constellations (Leo, Cancer, Gemini, Taurus)
Installed in David Horvitz’s 7th Avenue Garden, Los Angeles2022-2023, Rope and rebar.
I drew out four visible zodiac constellations that I can see in early February, around 9pm, 2022. I wanted to mark this positioning of the stars on the ground as a reminder to look up at the sky at night. Even in the city you can still see the brightest constellations.
The rope line travels though and around the plants creating abstract shapes that mirror the logic of the constellations in the sky. Drawing lines between the stars also makes them less abstract. Telling stories about the stars helps us to remember them.
I made a walkthrough audio guide of the Greek myths that go along with the constellations.