"As members of the community, we have been affected by various problems that our society is facing: loneliness, homelessness, forced migration, famine, water scarcity, climate and change. And as artists, we develop poetic strategies in an attempt to address these issues. Like Joseph Beuys, we support the idea that art can act as a catalyst for social change. Together we believe that the creative potential of every individual no longer needs to be proven, it needs to be fully recognized and converted into initiatives that will engage a wider range of community members, whether they are street sellers, passers-by, scientists, museum curators or visitors." –Lucy and Jorge Orta, from an interview with Valerie Knochel Abecassis
Tuesday, October 30, 12:30 PM
Alfond Auditorium, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Image:
Orta Water, Fluvial Intervention Unit, 2005
