Viktor le. Givens is a found object installation performance artist whose practice centers around the gathering and arrangement of ancestral objects to activate spaces for site specific public rituals. By connecting the material culture of his ancestors with pre and post modern spiritual theologies, le. Givens hopes to extend and reimagine the folk customs of his family. His material archive is comprised of the forgotten and discarded household items found during excavations of East Texas, Louisiana, Havana Cuba and Mexico City. Through the accumulation of these rich cultural artifacts , le. Givens. seeks to create spaces that inspire the activation of cultural and spiritual memory.

Viktor le.Givens hosted several memory lab gatherings that culminated in two engagements to featuring his research.

"Spirit of the Archive // Sankofa as Praxis" a hybrid performance ritual and research presentation to explore the spiritual and cultural potentials in working with archives as a site for liberation and identity (re)creation.

"Folk Fest 2023" a free public, full day, cultural arts convening for community members interested in learning heritage preservation techniques through workshops ranging from ancestral mapping, food preparation, gardening, meditation, vision boarding and folk dance.