Erosion of memory Secci gallery Milan
SECCI Gallery is pleased to announce the opening of the solo show Erosion of Memory by Levi van Veluw at our Milan venue, located at Via Olmetto 1. The exhibition will inaugurate with a soft opening on January 28, 2026, from 12 PM to 8 PM.
In these new relief works, the structure of memory resurfaces, but now in a more eroded and tactile form. As a continuation of In the Depths of Memory, van Veluw transforms the previously orderly architectures of remembrance into symbols that bear clear traces of wear.
Van Veluw creates his works with extreme care and craftsmanship; his sculptures of clay and wood are made entirely by hand, giving them an authentic, coarse, and organic character. His intricately built-up charcoal drawings show great symmetry and harmony, whilst his remarkable use of light evokes a strong, meditative mood.
The installations by van Veluw offer intense and immersive experiences. In the past, he has built complete, though fictional cathedrals - amongst other dark and sensory spaces built of obscure forms and materials. Visitors that enter van Veluw’s alternate realities become disassociated from their existing spatial interpretations. They experience a disruptive environment where both order and chaos live one amongst the other.
