OrtaWater - Barcode
Date:
2005
Ref:
1300
Materials:
Steel structure, copper tubes, taps, diverse objects, barcode scanner, computer
Dimensions:
100 x 240 x 200cm
Catalogued:
p. 67, Lucy + Jorge Orta Food Water Life, Princeton Architecture Press, NY. ISBN 978-1-56898-991-4
Exhibition history:
2006 Gallery Continua Beijing, China; 2005 Fondazione Bevilacqua La Masa Venezia, Italy
Courtesy:
Lucy + Jorge Orta
Originally co-commissioned by Fondazione Bevilacqua La Masa for the 51st Venice Biennale and the Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen Rotterdam (2005-2006) the body of work OrtaWater focuses on the general scarcity of water and issues surrounding the privatization and corporate control effecting access to clean water. Starting from a rigorous analysis of this crucial resource through visual and textual research and collaborative workshops with engineers, Lucy + Jorge Orta sketch poetic artefacts, sculptures, large-scale installations and public artworks that evoke the cycle of gathering, purifying and distributing water.