| Horoscope is a constellation of unease—a twelve-part installation that fuses astrological symbolism with the cryptic legacy of the Zodiac Killer. Each circular canvas represents one of the twelve Zodiac signs, rendered with visual precision and mythic resonance. But the signs are not pure—they are overlaid with fragments of the killer’s coded letters, diagrams, and taunting communications.
From 1969 to 1974, the Zodiac Killer terrorized Northern California, sending encrypted messages to newspapers and police. His letters—written in a casual, mocking tone—included ciphers, threats, and diagrams that remain partially unsolved to this day. He coined his own moniker and signed his messages with a crosshair symbol, turning identity into spectacle and murder into myth.
Across each canvas, sections of his coded letters appear in black, saturating the surface like a veil of encrypted intent. Some canvases include halftone images of his victims, rendered in ghostly detail—not as portraits, but as echoes. The juxtaposition of astrological signs and forensic fragments creates a system of corrupted fate, where destiny is rewritten by violence and mystery.
The circular format allows for flexible installation—Horoscope can be arranged as a zodiac wheel, a linear timeline, or a scattered constellation. Each configuration alters the rhythm of the piece, shifting its emotional gravity and symbolic logic.
Horoscope is not a tribute. It is a reckoning. A meditation on myth, obsession, and the dark poetry of coded violence.
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