Love Looks Like Fire was conceived long ago — however, it was only last year in the presence of volcanic materials in the Museo de Geologia, UNAM, Mexico City, did it become clear that the theme of her work was active volcanoes. Since then, Levy have been on an intensive journey to discover the dynamics of the inner works of an active volcano. Sketching studies at Ace Hotel London’s artist residency and then climbing Stromboli and Etna to feel the energy the volcanoes generate, Levy’s knowledge is expanding: learning about what a hot spot is (a place within the mantle where rocks melt to create magma), the force of magma, that most of all the world’s active volcanoes are located in the Ring of Fire and a Harmonic Tremor is the release of seismic energy. She uses this phenomena of nature to compare emotions and sexuality that are otherwise difficult to reveal. As in her previous bodies of work, Bite Down and the ongoing Butterfly Double, The work is born from the deep desire to make the invisible visible, to show the hidden emotions of tension, pressure and desires. This is only the beginning of the research and studies, some of which are included here. 

Janet Levy and Ivan met at a live performance of Cyclops at Cabaret Voltaire, Zurich Switzerland in 2017. They developed a friendship in Mexico City, sharing an enthusiasm for the subject matter as the project evolved. This is their first collaboration together. 

Janet and Ivan met at a live performance of Cyclops at Cabaret Voltaire, Zurich Switzerland in 2017. They developed a friendship in Mexico City, sharing an enthusiasm for the subject matter as the project evolved. This is their first collaboration together. 

Bios 

JANET LEVY 

A sculptor, curator and songwriter her work focuses on the physical and conceptual exploration of stone: using primarily alabaster, onyx and marble, she creates abstract sculptural forms and installations; expressing an inherent desire to reveal what is concealed; She carves, binds, and hangs stone often combining with other materials such as rope, chain and metal. Drawing from inner tensions of opposing forces and emotional exchanges, She explores an enduring focus within her practice: to make the invisible visible. Referencing a physical force in nature to convey the emotions of underlying pressures, sexuality, tensions and desires. 

Janet Levy (Hermosa Beach, California) Lives and works in Los Angeles and Mexico City . Levy attended the Schule für Gestaltung in Basel in 1996. She lived and worked in Switzerland 1989 -1997. Levy has been awarded the FUKA-Fonds Grant from the City of Lucerne and the Arts Council Grant from Swiss Canton of Obwalden. She has presented her work in numerous solo and group exhibitions in USA , Switzerland and Mexico including Cry Me A River, Prospect.3+, New Orleans and her solo exhibition Butterfly Double at Museo de Geologia, UNAM, Mexico City. 

IVÁN MARTÍNEZ 

An artist and book designer Martinez has collaborated with various contemporary artists, His current work focuses on the development of fictitious narratives and speculative publications, on the aesthetics of rumor and its mechanisms of propagation and modification. He is the author of the concept and design of the publications "Megaphone News", "The Sunken School" and "Unusual Persecutions" published in the Netherlands.He has presented his work in group exhibitions in galleries and museums in the Netherlands, Portugal, Brazil, Mexico and the United States. 

Ivan Martinez (Mexico City, Mexico). Lives and works in Mexico City. He studied graphic design at the UAM Xochimilco in Mexico City. . Masters in Typography at ArtEZ / Werkplaats Typografie Arnhem, NL, while attending seminars at ArtEZ / Dutch Art Institute; and postgraduate studies at the Jan van Eyck Academie in Maastricht, NL, 2016 -2017. He worked as graphic designer and producer at the studio of visual artist Carlos Amorales 2005-2013. His projects and publications have been shown extensively in venues across the globe. Martinez designed the catalog «Life in the Folds» by Carlos Amorales for the Mexican Pavilion in the 57th Venice Biennale. In 2017 he created the corporate identity of "Fun & Fury!" for Cabaret Voltaire in Zurich, Switzerland