Antarctica World Passport Office Village
Date:
2012 - 2014
Ref:
5079
Materials:
Four cabins on stilts constructed with reclaimed materials, wood, mirrors, lacquered glass, various water recipients and objects, Antarctica flag, washing line with clothing. Activation of Antarctica World Passport edition, iPads, passport stamps and ink pads - www.antarcticaworldpassport.com
Dimensions:
Each cabin structure is approx 150 x 150 x 300h cm. The raised walkway is built according to venue
Exhibition history:
2014 Parc de la Villette, Paris, France; 2012 2nd Shanghai Biennale, China
Courtesy:
Lucy + Jorge Orta
Antarctica World Passport Office is a component of the long-term research project 'Antarctica', which explores topics relating to the environment, politics, autonomy, habitat, mobility and relationships among peoples. For Lucy + Jorge Orta, Antarctica embodies Utopia: a continent whose extreme climate imposes mutual aid and solidarity. The ice landscape is a filter for the kaleidoscope that make up our nations and multi-ethnic identities, concentrating the colours, races and creeds into the sum of light, and a vision of Hope.
Passport offices are constructed with reclaimed wood and found objects including boats, water recipients, suitcases, toys, that tower and bulge over rudimentary structures synonymous with the shanty town and border crossings that artists have traversed in some of remotest corners of the planet. From the passport office are delivered editions of the Antarctica World Passport. The first passport office was presented at the Pirelli Hangar Bicocca in Milan, Italy for the artists’ survey exhibition (2008). Subsequent iterations have been created for museum exhibitions and Non-Governmental convenings relating to climat and migration. This passport office village was created for the 2nd Shanghai Biennale (2012), comprised of four wooden huts erected on stilts and interconnected by a raised platform. The platform is raised to 50cm, to mitigate the consequences of potential flooding. It is estimated that sea levels will rise 0.5 to 1.4 meters over the next 100 years due to the effects of global warming.
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