Urban Life Guard - Ambulatory Sleeper
Date:
2002
Ref:
0801
Materials:
Steel structure, wheels, Kevlar, aluminium coated polyamide, PVC, various fabrics, zippers, aluminium armature
Dimensions:
200x100x80cm
Catalogued:
p84, Lucy Orta Body Architecture, Verlag Silke Schreiber 2003
Exhibition history:
2002 Borderline, Komische Oper Berlin, Germany; 2006 Château d'Avignon, Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer, France
Courtesy:
Lucy + Jorge Orta
Since 2002, Lucy Orta has been experimenting with Red Cross army surplus articles, stitching and incorporating bivouacs and overalls onto the linen canvases of camp-beds and first-aid stretchers. The rigid frames of the beds act as a framing device and their former function takes on a new meaning as the body is made more visible through the fabric additions. The figures seem to be supported by the frames of the beds, or supporting others – “Life Guard”, the body is also a fragile structure in need of warmth and protection.