This exhibition will introduce new work by the internationally renowned artist that has not been seen in the Uk and will precede her exhibition at the Barbican, London in the autumn of 2005.
Lucy Orta’s work examines the social bonds within communities and the relationship between individuals and their environments, alerting us to new kinds of relationships and responses to the challenges of contemporary urban life. In the early 90s, she began a series of projects that combined architecture, fashion and social activism. These works took the form of "survival kits" that were both playful and practical, as well as portable shelters for emergency situations. For her "Body Architecture" series she created refuge suits and tents, which people were invited to wear or use in participative exhibitions/performances.
Orta is currently the first Rootstein Hopkins chair of fashion at the London College of Fashion, University of the Arts London and has exhibited internationally including exhibitions in Sydney, Vienna, Venice, Johannesburg and Tokyo.
