Travis Levasseur

Work samples

The House that Daddy Built Video Still

Still from a 03:00 video loop as part of multimedia installation The House that Daddy Built.
The House that Daddy Built Animation Still

Still from a 04:06 video loop as part of multimedia installation The House that Daddy Built.
The House that Daddy Built Documentation

'The House that Daddy Built', Sondheim Semifinalist Exhibition, School 33 Arts Center, 2022.
Into the Blue Documentation Wide

'Into the Blue', Terrault Contemporary, Baltimore, MD, 2016.

About Travis

Baltimore City

Travis Levasseur is a new media artist living and working in Baltimore, MD. His multimedia installations have been exhibited at Big Law Country Club in Brooklyn, NY, and Terrault Contemporary in Baltimore, MD. His single-channel video work has been screened at Vox Populi in Philadelphia, PA, Macao Milano in Milan, IT, and the Borscht Film Festival in Miami, FL. He has received fellowships at the Elsewhere museum in Greensboro, NC, and Johns Hopkins University. In his… more

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The House that Daddy Built

The House that Daddy Built is a multimedia installation centered around propaganda from Altria - the 2003 rebranding of Philip Morris Companies, Inc headquartered in Richmond, VA. This work addresses the theft, violence, and greed associated with the early founding of the United States and pivots that against the artists childhood aspiration of becoming a famous architect. This work explores how slavery, phobia, violence against indigenous people, and the deadly effects of tobacco have been denied throughout history by showcasing the 2003 rebranding through the lens of a 7th-grade history presentation.

The House that Daddy Built Documentation

3D prints, inkjet print, found objects, digital projection, 15’x15’x15, 'The House that Daddy Built', Sondheim Semifinalist Exhibition, School 33 Art Center, 2022
The House that Daddy Built Documentation

'The House that Daddy Built', Sondheim Semifinalist Exhibition, School 33 Arts Center, 2022.
The House that Daddy Built Documentation

3D prints, inkjet print, found objects, digital projection, 15’x15’x15, 'The House that Daddy Built', Sondheim Semifinalist Exhibition, School 33 Art Center, 2022
The House that Daddy Built Documentation

3D prints, inkjet print, found objects, digital projection, 15’x15’x15, 'The House that Daddy Built', Sondheim Semifinalist Exhibition, School 33 Art Center, 2022
The House that Daddy Built Documentation

3D prints, inkjet print, found objects, digital projection, 15’x15’x15, 'The House that Daddy Built', Sondheim Semifinalist Exhibition, School 33 Art Center, 2022
The House that Daddy Built

Video feating an insane employee of a multinational tobacco company as he location scouts and then assembles a set to deliver a presentation outlining the building blocks of society. 03:00 sample of video loop.
The House that Daddy Built Animation

Animation comprised of images of my great grandparents house, hand-drawn animations, and 3D scans of farm out-building. 04:06 video loop.

Fine Company

Fine Company is a multimedia installation centered around the utopian aspirations of the English colonizers of the United States. The exhibition space contains time capsules built by the Virginia Company in an alternate reality in which the corporation that founded Jamestown still exists today.

Untitled 1

Trunk, epoxy clay, flocking, cast plastic, wooden dowels, rope, 20”x48”x18”, 2022
Untitled 1 Detail

Trunk, epoxy clay, flocking, cast plastic, wooden dowels, rope, 20”x48”x18”, 2022
Untitled 2

Antique trunk, miniature (EPS foam, flocking, miniature wheat, balsa wood, tin), LED monitor, 29”x32”x22”, 2022
Untitled 2 Detail

Antique trunk, miniature (EPS foam, flocking, miniature wheat, balsa wood, tin), LED monitor, 29”x32”x22”, 2022
Untitled 3

Antique trunk, outlet, night light, wax cast, 32”x36”x28”, 2022
Untitled 3 Detail

Antique trunk, outlet, night light, wax cast, 32”x36”x28”, 2022

MMXXIV

MMXXIV is a multimedia installation proposing material for the Los Angeles 2028 olympic opening ceremony. The mock proposal is made up of a series of assumptions based on past US opening ceremonies and Super Bowl Halftime shows.

MMXXIV Video

06:51, 2017
MMXXIV Wide

XPS foam, epoxy, lacquer, resin, mulch, 60”x56”x36”. 'MMXXIV', Sondheim Semifinalist Exhibition, Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore MD, 2017.
MMXXIV Detail

Wall mounted television. Sondheim Semifinalist Exhibition, Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore MD, 2017

Into the Blue

Into the Blue is a multimedia installation acting as a monument to the defection of the wealthiest individuals from the United States. The installation is a funeral for them and all that they provided, and a big ‘Fuck You’ to and from everyone left behind. A video synced to a looping player piano and various pieces advertising the seasteading ideology depict a dystopian future ahead for those on land. The installation showcases the death of America on the set of a commercial for the bright future lives of the rich and famous.

Into the Blue Documentation Wide

'Into the Blue', Terrault Contemporary, Baltimore, MD, 2016.
Into the Blue Video Documentation

'Into the Blue' at Terrault Contemporary, Baltimore, MD, 2016.
Into the Blue Documentation Wide

'Into the Blue' at Terrault Contemporary, Baltimore, MD, 2016.
Into the Blue Documentation Wide

Looping player piano and wall-mounted television. 'Into the Blue' at Terrault Contemporary, Baltimore, MD, 2016.
Into the Blue Documentation Detail

Detail of player piano. 'Into the Blue' at Terrault Contemporary, Baltimore, MD, 2016.
Into the Blue Documentation Detail

Foam, lamp, garbage, resin, enamel, lacquer, 14”x8”x4”. 'Into the Blue' at Terrault Contemporary, Baltimore, MD, 2016.
Into the Blue Documentation Detail

Chandelier, seashells, 36”x36”x36”. 'Into the Blue' at Terrault Contemporary, Baltimore, MD, 2016.
Into the Blue Documentation Detail

Custom motion light box, 29”x46”. 'Into the Blue', Terrault Contemporary in Baltimore, MD, 2016.
Into the Blue Documentation Detail

Wire, plaster, flocking, acrylic, wax, resin, enamel, lacquer, 4”x48”x24". 'Into the Blue' at Terrault Contemporary, Baltimore, MD, 2016.
Into the Blue Video Sample

One of eight videos that accompanied the player piano as part of the installation 'Into the Blue'.

Never Look Back

Never Look Back is an installation proposing what a ‘Last Blast’ party of those rich enough to defect from the United States to international waters might look like. Inspired by convention displays and hotel interior design, the piece is an interactive set poking fun at the loss of an elite secret society.

Never Look Back Detail

Inkjet print, gold frame, broken glass, 24”x36". "Never Look Back", Big Law Country Club, Brooklyn NY, 2015.
Never Look Back Wide

"Never Look Back", Big Law Country Club, Brooklyn NY, 2015.
Never Look Back Detail

Print on Tyvec, 30”x144”. "Never Look Back", Big Law Country Club, Brooklyn NY, 2015.
Never Look Back Video

04:44, 2015