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Installations by Levi Van Veluw

Anna Kidman - Tuesday, September 13, 2011
   


Levi Van Veluw, a multidisciplinary artist from the Netherlands, has created a new series of installations, videos and photographs entitled Origin of the Beginning. His three “room” installation is made up of over 30,000 small pieces of wood. Each of these rooms are life-size installations which are also featured within photographs and two minute long videos. In one of these, Levi (the anonymous figure in the installation), lights the edge of the room’s desk, reflecting the artist’s fascination with fire during his childhood. The artist explores the lonely, dark side of his childhood, spent in solidarity in his room. Each of the pieces is dimly lit, exemplifying the ominous mood of the series. Veluw demonstrates his excellent craftsman skills, making and gluing on each wooden ball, block and slat individually, ensuring the works are of a high aesthetic. This new and intriguing form of self portrait is also able to form a narrative behind the image through Veluw’s character and the strong evocation of a sad and sombre mood.

Story by Sarah McKenzie