'Migrations and Climate' explores the dynamics of migration in relation to climate change through artistic, scientific and public perspectives. Lucy + Jorge Orta present a major installation of their long-term research project Antarctica, including Antarctic Village No Borders from the museum collection and Antarctica World Passport Office with a new edition of the passport printed for the occasion (Ed. 9).

Curators: Bruno Girveau, Élisabeth Jolys-Shimells and Gabriel Picot

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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

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Hangzhou Triennial of Fiber Art 'Re-Constellations' examines how ancient interpretations of celestial bodies relate to the modern dynamics of globalisation and localisation.

Lucy + Jorge Orta present Archipelago, immense textile maps representing islands and countries of Southeast Asia. The linen canvases are embroidered with nautical lines and compass roses taken from early 17th-century Dutch and British maritime trade maps. The work speaks to the cultural and ecological impact of the transcontinental network of economic and political interests that governed relationships between Asia and Europe, formally the Silk Route. The islands are crafted with textiles originating from South East Asia–Java batik, Chinese jacquard, Japanese prints, Malay embroideries–assembled to simulate imaginary topographies and ornamented with beaded silk flowers. 'Archipelago' offers a poetic and silent plea against environmental degradation caused by overconsumption.

Curators: Shi Hui, Assadour Markarov, Jiang Jun, Huang Yan and Xu Jia

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Making reference to Paul Eluard's poem 'Les Yeux fertiles', the exhibition at Havas Paris headquarters welcomes visitors through a forest of gigantic and vibrant species. The monumental wall drawings by Lucy + Jorge Orta draw from their research investigating the natural environment and species loss, creating a poetic dialogue between contemporary urban architecture and threatened biodiversity.

Curator: The Caring Gallery

Celebrating the 30th anniversary of Jane Lombard Gallery, Lucy + Jorge Orta present recent their most paintings Fabulae Naturae, underscoring a longstanding commitment to evolving forms of representation to alert to the fragility of our natural world in the face of the human impact of global warming and deforestation.

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