The Paris-based artist couple Lucy + Jorge Orta will create a unique art
project for DSM based on the DSM Triple P Report 2009, DSM’s sustainability
report. The project will be ready in March 2010, and will be presented during
the launch of DSM’s 2009 sustainability report. DSM announced this during the
launch of Triple P Report 2008. The launch was combined with the opening of an
exhibition by Lucy + Jorge Orta in DSM’s offices in Heerlen and Sittard (the
Netherlands). In the head office in Heerlen the artists presented their
project ‘OrtaWater’ which focused on the
worldwide shortage of water. In the Sittard office their ‘
Antarctica Village – No Borders’ project was exhibited which drew
attention to the current climate of migration and the refugee status in which
many people throughout the world find themselves.
It is the first time that the artist couple Orta will create an art project
based on the sustainability drive and achievements of a company.
DSM and Lucy and Jorge Orta share the same focus on the real issues
confronting our world, which involve securing sustainable energy supplies,
combating climate change and providing balanced food supplies and health for
the global population. The Orta’s will base their project on the four global
trends upon which DSM has based its business and sustainability strategy:
Climate and Energy, Health and Wellness, Functionality and Performance and
Emerging Economies.
Lucy and Jorge Orta have an international track record in creating art work
that raises awareness for worldwide issues.
