Lucy + Jorge Orta Pattern Book

An in-depth guide to the collaborative projects by Lucy + Jorge Orta, the Lucy + Jorge Orta Pattern Book: an Introduction to collaborative practices identifies the multi-layered methods of these groundbreaking artists and the social, political and pedagogical impact of their work over the last 20 years.

Lucy + Jorge Orta have used art making as a tool to bring serious humanitarian issues to the forefront, and embed them at the heart of artistic policy. Touching on themes as wide-ranging as community, social inclusion, dwelling, architecture, nomadism, mobility, sustainable development, ecology and recycling, the Ortas have used collaboration and education to produce beautiful objects and situations that take a critical look at pressing political and social matters.