Cosmic Children is a series of collages that re-imagines the twelve signs of the zodiac. The digital collages re-invent the archetypes with an interest in how images might create our reality. The series challenges the gendered nature of astrology and uses a racially diverse cast, selected from Berlin’s performance community and cast from their astrological chart. The backgrounds are collaged from sources including classical painting, the decorative arts and the archetypal realm of stock photography.
Both gender and time have been continuous themes in my 30-year art practice and I bring this experience to the astrological archetypes in Cosmic Children.
Australian artist Lyndal Walker has exhibited for 30 years and will soon release a book ‘Venus & Saturn’ for which astrologer Brian Clark has written an essay. She has explored themes including gender, identity and time through photography, installation and textiles. Her work has been exhibited at The Australian Centre for Contemporary Art, Melbourne; the Museum of Contemporary Art, Sydney; Modern Culture, New York; The Künstlerhaus Bethanien, Berlin and Hangmen Projects, Stockholm. The Mountain Astrologer, Artforum, Art & Text and Frieze have published and reviewed her work.
Creating rituals is an increasingly important part of her practice. She is an Ancestral Lineage Healing Practitioner and a host and member of The Stewards’ Council of The Church of Interbeing, Berlin. She lives and works in Berlin.