On March 25th, an Origomu fence was featured on the set of The Laramie Project, a play performed by the Manhattan East School for Arts and Academics. Tatiana volunteered to make the fence and her husband, Alberto, helped in the construction of this 15-footlong work of art (see below).
Tom Jones, co-director of the play, explained the symbolism of using an Origomu fence for this play. “[Tatiana's] project is such an expression of hope and beauty; she takes something ugly and pointless, that causes more harm than good, and she reuses it and reclaims it as an objet d'art. It mirrors what Kaufman was doing with Laramie. Both the play and the fence convey the idea that life is always both--profane and sacred, crude and elegant, ‘filthy’ and ‘gorgeous’ (like the Scissor Sisters song). I thank her so much for offering her involvement.”
In addition to its usage in set design, Origomu was recently adopted by the New York City Department of Education as an art program for K-12 students, resulting in works of art to be exhibited at art museums in New York City. On April 1st, Tatiana will be a judge in the 2010 Senior Jewelry Critique at Pratt Institute. Beginning May 25th, Origomu will be featured in the exhibit, "Eco-Fashion: Going Green," at the Museum at FIT's Fashion History Gallery. Later in June, the Museum at FIT will also host an Origomu workshop.
We're all very excited about the growth of the Origomu movement and hope you'll join us in this effort to change the world with our own hands.
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