2018
Custom PCB, electronics, data from financial horoscopes, acrylic, wall mounted
16 x 16 x 3.5 cm

Just as every person who’s ever existed comes with an astral chart, so too can everything else — even the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. All you need is a time, a place, and a willingness to believe the cosmos cares about finance.

An astral chart is basically the universe’s screenshot at the moment something is born. In the world of Financial Astrology — that curious mix of superstition and spreadsheet — planets are linked to market events, supposedly to help traders spot trends or at least feel better about their decisions.

This artwork is a functioning computer that hijacks the internet’s most influential horoscopes to serve up snappy, occasionally ironic financial advice for companies listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. Because if you’re going to trust algorithms with your portfolio, why not throw the stars into the mix too?