Artwork
Life Nexus - Crate
Jorge Orta, 1998
- Ref: 0371
- Materials: Installation of four crates with textile hearts from Colmar: wood, laminated diasec photograph, silkscreen print, textioles, framed photographs, speaker, glass, wheels
- Dimensions: 104x72x45cm each crate
- Concept: "For The Gift (1996-2006) Jorge began working with the symbol of the heart for the simple reason that a dear friend of ours died a senseless death on a waiting list for a heart transplant and this made us aware of the fact that there are thousands of deaths per year in France due to lack of organ donations – in a country that can afford solutions! We believed that the role of art in this sensitive subject area could be to generate workshops, actions and exhibitions that could awaken a consciousness. We embarked on ten years of research leading to the production of artefacts, installations and performances under the heading ‘Opera-tion Life Nexus’ with the collaboration of over 40 cities around the world. Our focus became the Heart, as a symbol of the gift of generosity, life and empathy. It allowed a open ended discussion on the meaning of heart - religious, emotional, scientific, literal - with a huge diversity of communities, culminating in the fabrication of three-dimensional artworks, and a series of monumental ‘Light Works’." (Lucy Orta in conversation with Alex Gawronski)
