Astral Charts. Shanghai
2025
Custom PCB, electronics, data from financial horoscopes, plastic, wall mounted
16 x 16 x 3.5 cm
Every system has a birth chart, if its time and place of origin are known. This work applies the logic of financial astrology to the Shanghai Stock Exchange, where planetary positions are read as signals of market movement.
The sculpture uses AI to generate short, often enigmatic predictions for each listed company. Here, economic forces intersect with policy, history, and ambition. Each ticker becomes a sign, each message a fragment of machine-written divination shaped by shifting celestial patterns.