2025 British Textile Biennial. The Future was Always There: from sea snails to Star Wars
02 October 2025 - 02 November 2025
Blackburn Cathedral Crypt, Lancashire, Survey exhibition
UK
Lucy + Jorge Orta: Homo Mondialis
Through intricate embroidery and appliqué works, sculpture and immersive video installations, Lucy + Jorge Orta's survey exhibition for the 2025 British Textile Biennial crosses continents and oceans, from the polar ice cap to the jungle, from the desert to the forest.
The artists are modern day explorers and storytellers, working with environmental scientists across the globe in an attempt to comprehend the impact of man’s production and consumption on natural habitats through the centuries. The works on show represent a survey of Lucy’s textile works that capture her observations on man’s enduring relationship with the environment and the lessons we urgently need to learn from this precious place we currently inhabit in order to survive its increasingly extreme climates, of our own making.
'Homo Mondialis' invites you on a journey, to discover humanity’s ancestral knowledge and the ancient wisdom that learnt from nature, enabling people to survive in the most challenging conditions, using the earth’s resources without destroying them and living in harmony with the planet.
Curator: Laurie Peake