The Ori Collective
Our growing circle of artists and artisans embody diversity - geographically, culturally, and creatively. We search for artists who are accomplished innovators of their chosen craft and are beginning to foster notoriety in their respective styles.
For us, the conversation matters. We are using our platform to expose artists from underrepresented geographies and identities and/or emerging schools of thought and design to a global audience they might not have otherwise been exposed to. Each artist we invite to be a part of this platform is in a significant new chapter in their creative journey.
Together we place original ideas in interactive spaces, for a global community of forward thinkers to be inspired by truly one-of-a-kind creations and experiences.
The Ori Collective: Current Collaborators
LONNIE EDWARDS
Introspection of the Black American Experience
Lonnie Edward’s contemporary artworks, much like his award-winning films, tell complex stories within a single frame, expression, or experience.
His surreal characters are an aesthetic and world on their own, but his use of technology, including augmented reality, creates experiences that are amalgamated with the pseudo-reality of pop culture and pop art.
Edwards’ work is intentionally juxtaposed to commentary on the current cultural, social or political climate of black people in America - via short films, books and other assets that can be accessed only when viewing his works.
Seth Damm
An Exploration of Tension and Fluidity
Seth Damm has turned common cotton rope into extraordinary works of sculptural design.
If art holds a specific frequency for viewers, he uses the tension and gravity of rope to elicit an alignment to that frequency. By altering the tension of each cord, the art piece itself becomes an instrument, from a different dimension, of creative expressions and a new perspective on interactive material-based art.
Damm’s work has garnered the attention of collectors and lovers of soft jewellery and fashion; from celebrities that include Halle Berry, Solange, Erykah Badu, Esperanza Spalding and Lily Tomlin - to publications that include ELLE Decor, Marie Claire, and BUST.
Erika Weitz
Bending the Spectrum Towards an Emergent Future
Erika Weitz’s Yakisugi sculptures and wet plate collodion photography embody a fusion of time-honored craftsmanship and cutting-edge innovation, seamlessly merging traditional techniques with AI and new media. Her practice navigates the continuum of time and technology, drawing the two into a dynamic, cyclical dialogue that redefines how we perceive and engage with both our inner landscapes and the external world.
Weitz’s work has garnered international acclaim, featured in solo and group exhibitions across cultural hubs such as Los Angeles, London, Seoul, Paris, Berlin, and Miami Beach, offering audiences an encounter with the intersections of past and future, tradition and innovation.
Alvaro Guilherme
A Pioneer in Neo-Brut - Merging African and European Surrealism
Guilherme’s body of work evokes a gravel and concrete battleground for contextually and socially relevant identity, reality, and culture.
His characters and figures are imaginative representations of the world beneath our daily lives.
Guilherme is intentional about an assessment of the world that forces introspection on the viewer. His paintings are depictions of the fight all individuals face within the unfair context of life.
DANA LÁSZLÓ DA COSTA
The Tactility of Remote Brazilian Flora
Textured, Vibrant, Surreal, Beautiful... there Is no shortage of lovely adjectives to describe the objects created by László da Costa as expressions of her artistry and craftsmanship.
Her work highlights the importance of nature and its memory, absorbed by dyes and preserved in the organic forms of her wool tapestries.
László da Costa’s playful depictions represent the journey of hand-dyed fibers, taken from plants in her homeland of Brazil and throughout the continental Americas - serving to remind us of the everlasting connection between nature and the materials in our lives
Olu Omishore
Bridging Ancient African Traditions with Contemporary Design
Olu Omisore’s work is deeply inspired by Ori Inu, a Yoruba term meaning “inner head,” representing the essence of identity, spirituality, and destiny. Drawing influence from the 11th-century naturalistic sculptures of Ori Olokun, Olu’s artistic expression seamlessly bridges ancient traditions with contemporary design.
The Ori House Virtual Gallery Experience
Our mission is to provide a thoughtful connection between art and technology.
To this end, we are constantly exploring progressive opportunities to make the artists we support more accessible and immersive.
Our virtual gallery experience is an evolving concept built to showcase the art and worlds of artists in unique ways without the limitations of physics and space.
It makes our collection fully accessible, offering supplemental content about our artists and the discourse threads surrounding their work.
With this platform, the Ori House is also driving innovation within the infrastructure of asset management and creating experiences with art and technology that are respectful, accessible, and meaningful.
Interested in working with our collective on a private or public project?