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Levi builds alternate realities for you to disappear into. Immersive installations of wood, clay and precision. From the depths of his memory, the artist unearths images that provoke universal emotions and question our human logic. His work is a perfect combination of order and chaos. It feels mysterious, tightly controlled and yet charged – as if it might erupt at any moment.
Credits: Michelle Margot
Levi van Veluw (1985) is known for installations, sculptures, drawings, and autobiographical films that draw from his childhood memories. Over the past 17 years, Levi has produced a diverse and evolving oeuvre that is exhibited all around the world. He plays with elements of order and chaos, posing to the viewer questions about our obsessive pursuit of control.
Levi creates his works with extreme care and craftsmanship; his sculptures of clay and wood are made entirely by hand, giving them an authentic, coarse, and organic character. His intricately built-up charcoal drawings show great symmetry and harmony, whilst his remarkable use of light evokes a strong, meditative mood.
In the past, Levi has built complete, though fictional cathedrals - amongst other dark and sensory spaces built of obscure forms and materials. Visitors that enter his alternate realities become disassociated from their existing spatial interpretations. They experience a disruptive environment where both order and chaos live one amongst the other.
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