waterfall portals



WATERFALL PORTALS is a project examining our connections to the earth, each other, and consciousness; with waterfalls acting as portals for mindful beings who travel the waterfalls of the universe. This is a simulation of video being projected onto Niagara Falls. It includes animation, stills and video of paintings lit by LED color changing lighting. I am excited to create new works, to travel the falls and to connect with mindful beings.

I will be searching out waterfalls, incorporating them into my art, and projecting the art onto waterfalls.





Why waterfalls?

I believe awakening consciousness has healing power not dissimilar to the power of water. A steady drip can create a canyon. One persons awakening can send a stream of enlightenment into the Universe. Both are vital. We search the universe for water and for consciousness.

Projecting my images onto waterfalls connects these universal figures to water and to us, creating portals to the universe; to consciousness. So, imagine the sound of rushing water cascading over the edge and pounding the earth below; mindful beings, not necessarily human – no specific gender, nationality, race or age, emerge from inside the waterfall and enter portals. White noise is a backdrop for colorful visuals vacillating from illusive abstractions to vibrant figurative forms.

As you may have noticed, light plays a significant role in my installations. My focus, however, is first on the painting and then the light and its effects as an added medium. I have used smoke, video, animation, 3D elements, sound and now waterfalls. Waterfalls are new canvases, new textures!

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detail - looking thru the art screen
video monitor and 3 panel installation - far wall, art screen - foreground
viewing the installation
view thru the art screen
2024 waterfall installation – Starline, Harvard, IL. This installation was a component of the larger installation, "DREAMS 2".


WATERFALL installation view at Starline
WATERFALL installation view at Starline
WATERFALL installation view at Starline
WATERFALL installation view at Starline
2023 waterfall installation – Starline, Harvard, IL. The first installation exploring LEVEILLE's ongoing exploration of waterfall portals. Colors replace water, the sounds of the 4th Friday event and music replace the sounds of water rushing. In the true spirit of LEVEILLE's “incubation, experimentation, installation, exhibition" studio; the 4th Friday attendees were the first to see the beginnings of this new work.