Refugee wear
Modular shelters that transform into clothing and transport bags, offering safe and mobile refuge for individuals in distress or challenging environments.
Courtesy of Lucy Orta
Initiator(s)
Lucy Orta
Description
The project consists of a series of temporary shelters that can transform itself into clothing and transport bags, and provide autonomous habitats offering mobility and protection in situations of human distress or unsuitable social environments. The artist has developed the series Refugee Wear in collaboration with individuals in difficulty and nomadic populations as well, like homeless people for instance, to create different prototypes that provide a comfortable place to rest in extreme conditions.
Goals
This project had as its goal to provide a vital refuge, temporary protection, water reserves and medical supplies in many critical cases of homeless people (Kurd refugee population) or a temporary protection and shelter in case of natural disasters such as the Kobe earthquake.
Beneficial outcomes
These prototypes offer possible solutions to improve homeless people’s lives and providing temporary protection and shelter in case of natural disasters.
Location
United Kingdom
Users
Lucy Orta
Maintained by
Lucy Orta
Duration
1992 - 2007
Category
Scientific
Pedagogical
Politics
Urban Development
Economy
Environment
Social
