“Light pollution spreading over our cities has transformed astronomy into an online experience.” ​Ken Hollings, ​The Space Oracle.

Astrology. Memes. Instagram. These are the ingredients chosen by millennials to uncover their true destiny. Astro-memes you say? These are pop culture images superimposed with text referring to the signs of the zodiac. They have saturated Instagram and have become an internet phenomenon, particularly among millennials and Gen Z. In this piece, ​Do the Asterisks Gaze Back?,​ we are dismantling how we now “find ourselves” through the celestial space of the internet rather than through the “real” stars. Taking this ancient tradition and looking at how it has manifested in the digital age, we give astro-memes a new physicality. We use a labour-intensive, craft-based approach to contradict the clickbait content to create Astro-Hoods, a neat contraption that will reset your personality according to your star-sign. Simply follow the guidelines laid out for you by the helpful instructional video.

As a collaborative practice, we look at internet themes as internet women. We try to interpret the ever-changing trends of the internet and understand it both digitally and physically. Rejecting the gallery aesthetic, our work is only available in the language of the absurd. Absurdity is an important ingredient in our art, as we feel there is a deficiency in the art world. Strange, considering the bizarre and uncertain times we live in.