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According to a theory in alternative Egyptology, the alignment of
the pyramids of Giza corresponds to the relative positions of the
three stars in Orion’s Belt. The significance of this correlation
remains unclear, as does the manner in which such precision could
have been achieved. What for some is an embodiment of autocracy,
for others is proof of extraterrestrial involvement.

The titular template, established by the three sister stars,
governs every element of the installation. It is reproduced on the
two-dimensional map, and it dictates the spatial distribution of
the three-dimensional objects — the exact, scaled-down replicas of
the pyramids. This multilayered alignment functions as a literal
illustration of anancient hermetic aphorism ‘as above, so below’
which, in brief, portrays the microcosm as a reflection of the
macrocosm.

The installation functions in fact as a self-referential, enclosed
system, independent from any spatial context. Each object refers to
another and, at the same time, corresponds to the astral principle,
providing a universal grid that overrules any circumstantial plans.

– excerpt from a text by Alicja Melzacka, for the exhibition 'Where
widowed objects meet orphaned ideas'