The exhibition From Root to Rain marks the third solo show by the duo Lucy Orta and Jorge Orta at the Jane Lombard Gallery, offering a journey that connects territories as diverse and distant as the Amazon rainforest and the Saudi Arabian desert. Through painting, embroidery, tapestries, and film, the exhibition explores landscapes shaped by ecological instability, translating scientific data and research processes into poetic visual forms.
This approach is grounded in more than three decades of collaborative practice, during which Lucy + Jorge Orta have developed a sustained investigation into the relationships between ecology, community, and survival. Their work positions art as both a witness to and an active agent in planetary change, revealing—across multiple mediums—the deep interconnectedness of ecosystems and their vital role in sustaining life, particularly in the context of climate change and its impact on migration.
