Astra Syzygy Codex Kit

Softcover

8.5 x 5.5 inches

144 pages

Signed edition of 100

1. The Astra Syzygy Codex manual

2. Aura cyanotype zine and mini-poster

3. Celestial Hieroglyph chart

4. 2 embossed Giclée prints

5. Cyanotype retention device 

In response to the pandemic's upheaval, an age gripped by twin specters—boredom and terror— The Astra Syzygy Codex provided solace in the realms of science fiction, believing that sci-fi transports us from the hum-drum, offering escapism, while also reflecting our collective fears. 

Drawing inspiration from the 1800s Great Moon Hoax, it weaves a myth around the disappearance of hypothetical planets like Vulcan, X, and Tyche after an alien invasion.. The Codex defies a singular narrative, forming a surreal cosmos that shifts and blends multiple perspectives and techniques. I found myself akin to a translator transcribing these alien transmissions.

:trans:> I_$ Store Dystopia

Multi-exposures to create futuristic dioramas from $ store trinkets. The goal was to use simple shapes to tell complex narratives. 

 :trans:> II_Aura

Embracing irregularities and accidents in the cyanotype process, they evoke grainy space transmissions, like an alien probe transmitting snapshots of extraterrestrial pictographs.

:trans:> III_Celestial Hieroglyphs

Amid mysterious coded systems, these photos echo the visual feel of the Arecibo Messages.  Data-turned-binary, Yet, these images are created from a child's toy—a conduit for creating graphic symbols that resemble celestial hieroglyphs.

The project unearths hidden symbols in everyday objects, Otherworldly cosmic ephemera that seem like folk tales from the future.