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Louise Levergneux's City Shields and the accompanying video A Look at City Shields, document the artist's travels
Wherever she goes, the South Jordan artist feels compelled to roll down the window, poke her head out and stare down at the asphalt, while her husband drives.
Each issue of City Shields is representative of a place, and the photographs imply space, but a form to hold them in relation is noticeably missing.
Louise Levergneux's artist’s book City Shields, documents downcast pedestrian observations of manhole covers that plot an urban trajectory, a road trip as the artist perambulates through American, Canadian and Scottish cities.
Over several years, Louise Levergneux has been photographing thousands of manhole covers in Canada, the United States, and Scotland. The project is aptly titled City Shields, as manhole covers protect access to the underground urban infrastructure.
Published in multiples and based upon the collection and storage of manhole covers through miles of walking around Canada, Scotland and the USA.
L'artiste ontarienne Louise Levergneux présente un travail fort original dans la deuxième salle du centre d'artistes Espace virtuel, sous le titre «Mémoires».
As an artist,you never know where or when inspiration is going to jump up and bite you. Or what strange form it will take when it does.
While it is commonly accepted that there is a psychology of art, rarely does art capture and portray psychology itself.