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Delcy Morelos

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A man stands in between two walls of mud in an art installation.

A new commission takes root in our Sculpture Court, as Delcy Morelos explores our relationship to the planet with a site-specific installation made of soil, clay and fragrant spices.

Colombian artist Delcy Morelos creates multisensory, immersive environments, inviting us to connect with soil, the material which sustains all life. For her Barbican commission, she has designed her most ambitious outdoor work to date, with a monumental circumference of 24 metres. We invite you to walk inside the artwork and experience its shifting light and fragrant smells.

The organic materiality of Morelos’ installation, inspired by Andean and Amazonian architecture, sits in dialogue with the iconic concrete of the Barbican. The commission marks a return of artwork in our Sculpture Court for the first time in 10 years.

Tagged with: Art & design

The Delcy Morelos Commission has received generous Leading Philanthropic support from the Bukhman Foundation and additional support from the Barbican Commissioning Council.

Founding members of the Commissioning Council include: Anastasia Bukhman/Bukhman Foundation, Stephanie Camu, Aarti Lohia/SP Lohia Foundation, Mark & Dana Strong, and Tia Collection.

Ticket prices

Free

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 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). 

Sculpture Court

Location
The Sculpture Court is an outside space in the Barbican Estate and is accessible from Level 3, if coming from inside the Barbican building, or via the highwalks and Frobisher Crescent from outside. 

Address
Barbican Centre
Silk Street, London
EC2Y 8DS

Public transport
The Barbican is widely accessible by bus, tube, train and by foot or bicycle. Plan your journey and find more route information in ‘Your Visit’ or book your car parking space in advance.