Epicerie - Vitrine
Date:
2014
Ref:
0660
Materials:
Steel structure, 15 cast aluminium polychrome, lacquered glass, 7 OrtaWater bottles, 2 taps
Dimensions:
65 x 38 x 135h cm
Exhibition history:
2019 non galerie Aline Vidal, Paris, France; 2014 Valerie Bach Gallery, Belgium; Parc de la Villette Paris, France
Courtesy:
Lucy + Jorge Orta
Vessels and containers have long appeared in Orta’s sculptures and installations —clouds made from empty plastic drinking bottles, jars of jam produced from gleaned fruit, and glass bottles filled with international flags— have all served important symbolic roles in their work. But, these cast aluminum jars, jugs, bottles, bags, and cartons do not hold any material, nor are they marked with significant texts or images. Rather, they are stripped of all labels and markings, revealing an aesthetic beauty born of functional design. Yet it is this absence that asks the fundemental consumer question: what about freedom of choice, if our purchases are made under the influence of seductive advertising campaigns?