Delcy Morelos at the Barbican
The Barbican presents Delcy Morelos major body of immersive earthworks that explore the ties between human and non-human life, with lead support from the Bukhman Foundation.
For the first time, UK audiences can experience a major public artwork by Colombian artist Delcy Morelos at the Barbican , from 15 May to 31 July 2026, supported by the Bukhman Foundation.
In origo, Morelos presents her most ambitious outdoor work to date, a large-scale installation shaped by Andean and Amazonian knowledge systems, as well as elements of minimalism and abstraction. Her practice explores the relationship between the human body and the earth, drawing on ideas of land as a living, active presence. Built by hand from clay, soil, hay and seeds, and infused with natural scents such as cinnamon and cloves, the work creates an immersive, sensory environment that evokes memory, touch and smell.
Measuring 24 by 18 metres and rising over three metres high, origo features curved, tunnel-like forms that invite visitors to walk through, rest and engage with its ecosystem. In dialogue with the Barbican’s iconic concrete architecture, the installation also marks the return of art to the Sculpture Court for the first time in a decade.
Our co-founder, Anastasia Bukhman said: " It's an honour to support Delcy Morelos’s new commission at the Barbican. Her work, rooted in earth, materiality, and ancestral wisdom, finds a perfect home in this exceptional space. Through her immersive vision, she invites us not only to see, but to feel and inhabit the very substance of the world. We believe that access to art that is bold, ambitious, and profound is essential to widening creative opportunity, nurturing the next generation of artists and cultural leaders, and inspiring the wider public."
About Delcy Morelos
Born in 1967 in Tierralta in the region of Córdoba in Colombia, Delcy Morelos studied at the Cartagena School of Fine Arts. She lives and works in Bogotá. Solo exhibitions include Las formas de la sombra, Kunstmuseum St. Gallen, Switzerland (2026); El espacio vientre, Museo Universitario Arte Contemporáneo (MUAC), Mexico City, Mexico (2025); Madre, Hamburger Bahnhof, Berlin, Germany (2025), Profundis, CAAC Centro Andaluz de Arte Contemporáneo, Seville, Spain (2024); Interwoven, Pulitzer Arts Foundation, St. Louis, MO (2024); El Abrazo, Dia Chelsea, New York (2023); El lugar del alma, Museo Moderno, Buenos Aires, Argentina; Enie, Fundación NC-Arte, Bogotá (2018); Inner Earth, Röda Sten Konsthall, Göteborg, Sweden (2018). Morelos was awarded the Pérez Prize in Public Art & Civic Design (2024) and the ARTnews Awards Established Artist of the Year (2024).
About the Barbican
The Barbican Centre is one of Europe’s leading cultural institutions, renowned for its bold, cross-disciplinary programme spanning visual art, music, theatre, dance and film. Located in the heart of the City of London, the Barbican is an iconic example of Brutalist architecture and a vital platform for ambitious artistic commissions, presenting work that engages diverse audiences and reflects the complexity of contemporary culture.
Images
Installation view, Delcy Morelos origo at the Barbican, London, 15 May – 31 July 2026. Photo Barbican Art Gallery Thomas Adank. © Delcy Morelos.
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