The search for peace is an endless human endeavor. “The Body In The Substance” is a process-based ongoing performance art, and science project that Verónica Peña started in 2015, in pursuing to confine the human body as a means to achieving communion with others—either present or absent. Submerged, the self grows, the female body reveals strength, the immigrant body defies distance, the alive search for the absent. Submerged, each inhalation becomes an act of hope, an inquiry of the unknown, a balm for the pain of loss.

Video documentation of the September 27th, 2021 (7 - 8:00 PM EST) performance of HISTORIAS presented by Franklin Furnace. This event celebrated the avant-garde conceptual artist and filmmaker Jaime Davidovich. This was the first of three events in relation to HISTORIAS.  Recorded on Zoom, edited by Jenna Kramer (Fall Intern, 2021).https://vimeo.com/641633092As part of the online exhibition HISTORIAS Franklin Furnace, in collaboration with Pratt Institute, invite you to screen, from September 20 through September 27, the following Jaime Davidovich online films in advance of the…

In a short, spoken-word and performance video— all in a little black box - Ladd shape shifts into a puppet character named fingers and eyes. She dances, sings, and speaks poetic text. It sounds funny, and at times it is, but the piece can also be heartbreaking. It ranges from slapstick to mime to dance to a cry from the depths of the artist’s heart.

FIVE FIGHTS was a Virtual Celebration (and/or Roast) of an East Village Poem,” fetes one of Off-Broadway playwright/actor Robert Galinsky’s most popular spoken word pieces, FIVE FIGHTS. The poem is from a collection of works called “The Mayor of the Lower East Side Speaks”, which High Times Magazine reviewed saying, “Galinsky is manic, takes rapid-fire shots at drunk drivers, firearms, and bicycle messengers with almost psychotic precision.” This program features 12 artist interpretations of the poem, each under 2 minutes, and each with a unique look and feel. Galinsky has performed the poem in New York, Los Angeles California, Buenos Aires Argentina, Aberswyth Wales, Napoli Italy, London England, and also in the bathroom, bedroom, and living room. FIVE FIGHTS made it’s Franklin Furnace Virtual Loft debut, so sit back and enjoy a dozen variations of a classic East Village literary anaphora.

Video documentation of the May 13, 2021 of "A Liberation Abecedary" presented by Franklin Furnace and Renee Piechoki. Recorded on Zoom, edited by Amilia Graham, 2021 Summer Intern. A Liberation Abecedary Documentation from Franklin Furnace on Vimeo. A Liberation Abecedary featured twenty eight collaborators who developed scenes using tools to express liberation. The tools are conceptual, physical, personal. What they chose and how they used the tools on camera was self-determined. Inspired by Martha Rosler's Semiotics of the Kitchen, the…

Video documentation of the April 3, 2021 (7 - 8:00 PM EST) celebration of 45th Anniversary, 45th Anniversary Sapphire Soirée presented by Franklin Furnace. Recorded on Zoom, edited by Yoon Cho, 2020 Fall Intern. https://vimeo.com/533306163 Franklin Furnace Archive celebrated its 45th Anniversary with a free public online party announcing new members of its Board of Directors and the launch of its new website and digital Loft for live presentations. The public was invited to meet members of Franklin Furnace’s Board of…

Video documentation of the March 24, 2021 (7 - 8:00 PM EST) opening of Historias, the 2021 Live at the Library VI exhibition presented by Franklin Furnace and Pratt Library.Recorded on Zoom, edited by Yoon Cho, 2020 Fall Internhttps://vimeo.com/529491084Franklin Furnace Archive, Inc. y La Biblioteca del Pratt Institute  6ta Anual Live at the Library Exhibition, 2021Franklin Furnace Archive, Inc. & Pratt Institute LibraryThe 6th Annual Live at the Library Exhibition, 2021  24 de Marzo del 2021 March 24, 2021 7pm to 8pm ESTEsta…

On February 28th, 2021 (1 PM EST) video documentation from Instagram Live Her Eyes Only by Coreen Simpson, Gylbert Coker, and 10x10Photobooks INSTAsalons on Instagram. Recorded on Instagram, edited by Yoon Cho, 2020 Fall Intern. https://vimeo.com/521089861 On March 1st, 2021 (7 - 8:00 PM EST) video documentation from Zoom performance Her Eyes Only by Coreen Simpson & Gylbert Coker. Recorded on Zoom, edited by Yoon Cho, 2020 Fall Intern. https://vimeo.com/520148806 On February 28 at 1 pm and March 1 at 7 pm,…

On February 26th, 2021 video documentation from Zoom performance Noche Ritual by Nicolás Dumit Estévez Raful Espejo with The Interior Beauty Salon. Recorded on Zoom, edited by Yoon Cho, 2020 Fall Internhttps://vimeo.com/518343175Nicolás Dumit Estévez Raful Espejo with The Interior Beauty SalonAnd with the amazing presence of: Maggie Ens, Luke Dixon, Lisette Morel, Anna Costa e Silva, Quintín Rivera Toro, LuLu LoLo, Elia Alba, Jennifer Zackin and Adolfo Ibanez Ayerve, Linda Sibio, Jean Marie Casbarian, Ikpemesi Ogundare, Ed Woodham, Frances Valesco,…

January 28th, 7-8pm EST - Learn what constitutes a well-prepared grant application and ask questions about Franklin Furnace Fund programs from our staff. The session will be followed by a Q&A.