https://francislouvis.com Francis Louvis Tue, 08 Aug 2023 01:49:34 +0000 https://francislouvis.com en https://francislouvis.com/Walker Tue, 08 Aug 2023 01:49:34 +0000 Francis Louvis https://francislouvis.com/Walker 2021 - Presentplaster, steel, fabric, casters, acrylic rod 1. CANADA Gallery - March 2023 &nbsp; 2. Sara’s Worldwide - June 2023 https://francislouvis.com/Dancer Sun, 01 Aug 2021 02:30:05 +0000 Francis Louvis https://francislouvis.com/Dancer Dancer 2021 - Present plaster, steel, fabric, casters, acrylic rod 1. Single Channel Video 5:00 https://francislouvis.com/Soul-Box Sun, 01 Aug 2021 02:30:05 +0000 Francis Louvis https://francislouvis.com/Soul-Box Steel, Check Valves, Vinyl Hose, Quick Disconnect Fittings, Exciter 2021 - Present1. Foreign and Domestic - July 2023 <img width="8256" height="5504" width_o="8256" height_o="5504" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/a7681c3f9d5ac5540c9b61d4dd1e5629c6650dfd8055688e2ff0499762732d4d/20230714-CBM_0952-full-copy2.jpg" data-mid="187314070" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/a7681c3f9d5ac5540c9b61d4dd1e5629c6650dfd8055688e2ff0499762732d4d/20230714-CBM_0952-full-copy2.jpg" /> <img width="4156" height="3328" width_o="4156" height_o="3328" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/ab1fb7a243b697f26d796a67d5f6266853f73e3cb3b63f2cc5f0ca8117d04a03/20230714-CBM_0955-full-copy2.jpg" data-mid="187314099" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/ab1fb7a243b697f26d796a67d5f6266853f73e3cb3b63f2cc5f0ca8117d04a03/20230714-CBM_0955-full-copy2.jpg" /> <img width="4849" height="4392" width_o="4849" height_o="4392" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/5384f8e2d682248da60d9cb761f3aadbb44b3974ca2d877a4b89b342d0ee2719/20230714-CBM_0963-full-copy.jpg" data-mid="187314140" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/5384f8e2d682248da60d9cb761f3aadbb44b3974ca2d877a4b89b342d0ee2719/20230714-CBM_0963-full-copy.jpg" /> <img width="1642" height="1051" width_o="1642" height_o="1051" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/6a05f0ed8582d2487f3ecd7b4b310abe74022a7a431284fc3739bb883d46a4ab/20230714-CBM_0968-web-copy.jpg" data-mid="187314164" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/6a05f0ed8582d2487f3ecd7b4b310abe74022a7a431284fc3739bb883d46a4ab/20230714-CBM_0968-web-copy.jpg" /> This is an honoring vessel. When one breathes through the detachable tube, a series of vales open, allowing the box to fill with breath. Breathing stops and valves close, holding the exhalation indefinitely. This act, of&nbsp; putting part of oneself inside the box, is a moment in which an intention can be set, in which there is a valorization among all present of the individual who is taken up by the box. This intention is discussed beforehand by the administrator of the act and the breather—and shared with the other participants when appropriate.&nbsp; Both during the ceremony of breathing-in and in events afterwards, there is sound resonating throughout the box. An audio exciter attached to the front of the box allows music and/or speech to radiate through the interioriority, steel walls and the general environment. The intention set in the ceremony is not limited in its impact to those present during the breathing-in. For example, in the case of a loved one whose late relative is contained within, the opportunity exists to play a song or speak through the box. In the case of an incarcerated individual who has breathed into the box, the same opportunity, to cross physical boundaries and convene with the breather-in, is afforded to family or friends in posession of the box. The breath can be held inside the box in perpetuity. https://francislouvis.com/Body-Moving Sun, 01 Aug 2021 02:30:06 +0000 Francis Louvis https://francislouvis.com/Body-Moving 2021 Single Channel Video https://francislouvis.com/Homepage Sun, 01 Aug 2021 02:30:06 +0000 Francis Louvis https://francislouvis.com/Homepage https://francislouvis.com/CV Mon, 24 Jan 2022 05:08:09 +0000 Francis Louvis https://francislouvis.com/CV Francis Louvis Born in 1990 in Washington D.C. Living and Working in NYC Education 2015 Bachelor of Arts, Sarah Lawrence College, Bronxville, NY USA Concentration in Sculpture and Philosophy Group Exhibitions 2023 Connection - CANADA Gallery, New York, NY ETC. - Sara’s, New York, NY “Gallery Anniversary” with Peter BD - Foreign and Domestic, New York, NY 2021 SettleDown — Barbara Walters Gallery, Bronxville, NY 2015&nbsp; Grown AF — A-Space, Bronxville, NY 2013 Selected Student Work — The Gallery at Heimbold, Bronxville, NY Relevant Experience Sculpture Technician – Sarah Lawrence College – Nov 2017 to Jun 2022 Workshops: Carpentry for Art, Metal Work for Art, Cloisonné, Projection for Art, Shaping with Earth – Ceramics for Art Lectures: Medium in the Present Day Studio Assistant – Tishan Hsu – part-time, 2016 - present https://francislouvis.com/Information Sun, 01 Aug 2021 02:30:06 +0000 Francis Louvis https://francislouvis.com/Information Living and working in Brooklyn. Born in Washington, DC.&nbsp; Full CV&nbsp;