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Delcy Morelos: origo
15 May 2026 — 31 July 2026
On NowColombian artist Delcy Morelos transforms the Barbican Sculpture Court with a 24m site-specific installation of soil, clay and spices — her most ambitious outdoor work to date.
From Barbican Art Gallery
Colombian artist Delcy Morelos explores our relationship with the earth in a monumental, site-specific installation made of soil, clay and fragrant spices. You are invited to step inside origo, roam its tunnels, experience its shifting light, rest within its central patio and become a part of its ecosystem. origo, meaning 'origin' in Latin, is inspired by ancestral Andean and Amazonian knowledge. Its multisensory,...
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TimeOut
Annabel Downes
Delcy Morelos: origo
"Inside, you are plunged into near-total darkness, feeling your way along softly curving corridors lined with compact, hair-like roots. And unlike the dank, musty odour one might expect from a mound of soil, Morelos' beast smells unexpectedly good: infused with clove and cinnamon and softened by the cool scent of earth after rain."
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Silk Street, London·View on artmap
Sunday11am–7pm
MondayClosed
Tuesday11am–7pm
Wednesday11am–7pm
Thursday11am–7pm
Friday11am–9pm
Saturday11am–7pm
© Barbican Art Gallery
Delcy Morelos: origo
15 May 2026 — 31 July 2026
On NowColombian artist Delcy Morelos transforms the Barbican Sculpture Court with a 24m site-specific installation of soil, clay and spices — her most ambitious outdoor work to date.
From Barbican Art Gallery
Colombian artist Delcy Morelos explores our relationship with the earth in a monumental, site-specific installation made of soil, clay and fragrant spices. You are invited to step inside origo, roam its tunnels, experience its shifting light, rest within its central patio and become a part of its ecosystem. origo, meaning 'origin' in Latin, is inspired by ancestral Andean and Amazonian knowledge. Its multisensory,...
Read more at Barbican Art Gallery →Critic Review
TimeOut
Annabel Downes
Delcy Morelos: origo
"Inside, you are plunged into near-total darkness, feeling your way along softly curving corridors lined with compact, hair-like roots. And unlike the dank, musty odour one might expect from a mound of soil, Morelos' beast smells unexpectedly good: infused with clove and cinnamon and softened by the cool scent of earth after rain."
Read full review →Visit
Silk Street, London·View on artmap
Sunday11am–7pm
MondayClosed
Tuesday11am–7pm
Wednesday11am–7pm
Thursday11am–7pm
Friday11am–9pm
Saturday11am–7pm