Sneak Preview: Claudia and the Productivity of Emotions

The whole afternoon I've spent today together with Claudia222 Jewell on the sim Art Screamer in her new work "Spirit". First I had to click on the plant in front of the board at the landing point and wear the avatar. Oh my God, I'm a magical fairy. I think that's the most beautiful mesh avatar I have ever seen. 

And now I belong to this strange world. It's a little dark, but with warm colors (WL Coastal Sunset). So many forms and structures, I feel overwhelmed. Strange creatures hover around. Completely unknown plants grow there.

In the sky are floating islands that look like jellyfish. Flying into them exposes many nice details.

A scene draws me into the spell: Over the head of a man hovers an equal, but transparent. Somehow, everything on the sim is focused on this.

Claudia tells me that not long ago her father passed away after short, but serious illness. That was the catalyst for this work. And she did it the hard way. The more I look around, the more I am touched to see how deep Claudia has dealt with interpersonal relationships and the loss of loved ones. Something that is an inevitably part of our lifes, but yet so difficult to accept. Even here in SL we lose friends to rl. They always leave a hurting gap.

Talking with Claudia

With the Avatar, I feel sensitive and vulnerable. I am very touched and so grateful that Claudia shares all this with us.

 Art Screamer opens tomorrow, Saturday 11. at 12PM SLT

Taxi:  http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Art%20Screamer/30/70/20

Beautiful Surrealistic World

I like it when sims are designed a bit magical and surreal. This one is wonderful. Bubblez has been redesigned recently and is really nice, especially because of the windlight settings.

The huge dragon has in his mouth a red envelope. Click it and you get a gift: Two outfits, each one for men and women and a pose. Here I am wearing this great dress:

The shop also has great group gifts. In particular, I was delighted with the beautiful flowers. The gifts came in a box and luckily I was able to rez. That is really visitor-friendly. And as you can see it is possible without arising chaos. Great!

Taxi:  http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Bubblez/177/143/36 

 

After the Apocalypse

While others are still thinking about the possible apocalypse, Giovanna Cerise is already a step ahead. Mankind still pollutes uncontrolled our earth and environmental conferences are failing. 

Scientists say that that insects have a larger chance of survival in a destroyed environment. Giovanna shows us cyborg- insects after the great catastrophe.

Interesting, beautiful and worth seeing! Open until the end of month.

Taxi:  http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/WASP%20Land/119/134/25


Giovanna Cerise is currently very productive. Recently has opened her work on the Magic Flute. You should not miss either.

News from BoHo HoBo

Trill Zapatero has created a collection of beautiful belts. The purple belt is available for only 22 Linden until February 12. I wear the belt with clothes from BoHo HoBo and a scarf from the associated shop Meena. Every single Linden you spend in both shops will directly passed to RAWA, the Revolutionary Association of the Women of Afghanistan.

And you still get the subscriber gift, a beautiful jeans jacket in turquoise,  by click at the subscriber board in front of the BoHo HoBo shop.

Taxi:  http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Four%20Bridges%20Exhibit/231/7/2001

Chouchou is back!

I am pleased that this poetic sim is back. Not only because of the relaxing music, but mainly because of the beautiful scenes. You get a HUD there which is something new. It takes over the camera control and gives you the feeling of seeing a movie. I found it very interesting. But suddenly I had the feeling that my avatar is no longer me. Try it!

In the ladder is a TP to skyboxes:

Chouchou is a great place to relax and dream along.

Taxi:  http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Chouchou/108/94/21 

 

I Choose - Is this the End?

 Dear blog readers,

This will probably be my last blog entry. Not that I wanted to leave SL. Oh no! But a series of unfortunate circumstances led me to the new LEA Full Sim Art Series by Romy Nayar and Ux Hax "You Choose". The reception was friendly. Ux and Romy looked great and I got a similar avatar to wear. Beautiful textures, great scenery here: I was thrilled. Now I should climb a lift and they left me alone. The way was up a kind of scaffolding. I saw creatures that looked like me. The higher I got, the more wobbly and dangerous it was. 

But then I reached a room with TP which either ended in a dead end or brought me back to this room. 

I learned to hate the word choose

Fortunately, there are some beds, so I could get some sleep. But I have nothing to eat or drink here and I will probably never find out.

..but I could get some sleep

At least I learned something. I had the choice again and again. Sometimes it did not matter what I chose, the result was the same. But sometimes I was able to influence the outcome. I also met some friends. That was nice. They motivated me to move on and we helped each other on the way. But whatever I do, I cannot get out of the rat race.

Farewell! I loved to be in SL! And starving is not a nice death ;)

 

P.S. It's really unbelievable what Ux and Romy have built here. The work is large and whith countless scenes and completely different stories. My photos show less than 10% of all. So much fun and adventure you'll rarely find on a single Sim! And yet so beautiful, so surprising, so exciting! The installation is open throughout February. Be prepared for more than only one hour of fun!

Taxi:  http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/LEA6/241/217/20

  

THEY ARE HERE!

Home of the 'Order of Perception'

Harter Fall has pleasure in exploiting the possibilities of SL and seems to make the impossible real in SL. I always suspected his builds as a little bit extraterrestrial, but now I can be sure. He has not only allowed aliens to build a temple on his place at LEA 16, no he actively helped them. Now inhabit some monks of the "Order of Perception"  a cathedral and plan to open every week another portal where we can have a look into other universes which break the laws of nature. The first portal leads us to the universe of Q-937X1 "The Upend", home of  the monks of the Order Wunduguan.

I must admit, they manage to fascinate us earthlings. The MadPea team is also infected and just installed a small hunt that we visitors have even more fun. And I can feel it already, I have to go back next week and discover the next universe. I am sure they will get all of us. What are their plans???

Does Harter know more?

P.S. Aliens are, of course, made ​​of mesh, so please use an appropriate viewer.

Opening today, Saturday at 2 PM SLT

Taxi: http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/LEA16/77/87/23


  

Event this Weekend: Save Pirats Art Network

The Pirats Art Network is a network of artists is in SL without any doubt one of the most important artist groups. Its secret is the variety that provides a platform to all types of art in Second Life. I have written several times about shows at Pirats. The patrons, Merlina Rokocoko (Nathalie Gobe rl), Newbab Zsigmond (Jean-Marc Larroque), Erin Loup (Elie Maurice) and Etoile 16 Food (Dominique Vernageau) have helped many artists to settle in SL.

By raising the tier for non-profit sims as well the survival Pirats is now in danger. Inquiries at Linden Lab remained unanswered for months.Therefore a rescue campaign has now been launched. You can help by donating Pirats here. Such event has already saved Bryn Oh's Immersiva.

But it happens much more. Many famous artists have donated works for charity sales from today until Sunday. There are great 2D and 3D works with partly very reasonable prices and it is really worth a visit. Of course, artists are still welcome to contribute works. Please contact inworld Cherry Manga, Anley Piers or Loup Erin.

Musicians are still needed

Here a message from Cherry Manga: "Greetings everyone, the events will start friday 3rd to sunday 5th. If you are an artist and wish to come to place an artwork for sale (Use Pirats group. 100 prims for 3D builds on the sides of the land, 20 prims for 2D artworks i the gallery. Use a split script or tip the jars) If you know any good musician wishing to perform, there's a pannel at the left of the gallery entrance where musicians can pick a date and time for a show using the pannel. Thanks you all for your support, ask for help if needed."
 

Opening today, Friday 3. at 1 PM SLT

Taxi: http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Anhalt%20Hill/140/198/22


 

You make me real - Nybbles

A nybble consists of 4 bits and 2 nybbles make a byte. Pinkpink Sorbet used in the installation “Lots of Nybbles” 4 textures and 4 scripts. The installation consists of different textures of black / white stripes that move minimally. Due to the pixels of the screen this results in fascinating moiré effects. Even if you stand still, everything is in motion. This is even more when one moves. In the center of the work are scattered around large keyboard buttons to sit on. The slight rotation produces constantly new patterns that even change by zooming with the camera.

Pinkpink Sorbet

Pinkpink Sorbet shows with the work that our environment is constantly changing and interacting with us; an exciting and aesthetic installation.

I should also point out the brilliant music. It was taken from the album "You make me real," by Brandt Brauer Frick and gives everything a cool, futuristic touch. Here is the link to the track Caffeine, which you can hear in the installation: 

Taxi to both installations on Split Screen: http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Beleza/31/241/22

Slightly Weird: Sopor aEternum

Once again I found a nice sim which is well built and is wonderful to explore. Sopor aEternum has a TP system that leads to 8 destinations, but there is much more to see.

All looks a bit dark and spooky. Especially as a couple or with friends you can test several unusual places and pose balls. You can dance, cuddle, predict and enjoy the madness. In the church a couple tried to get me in the confessional.

Sopor aEternum offers a lot to do and to hang around. Definitely worth more than one visit.

Taxi: http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Sopor%20Aeternum/142/192/23


 

Sneak Preview: Shellina's Apocalypse 2012

2012 is again one of the years with a predicted end of the world. I already have survived some previous "apocalypses" and think this time it will not be different. But there are also every time people who firmly believe it. And we have all fear of lost and destruction.

With this topic deals shellina Winkler’s work "Apocalypse 2012 - Who's Afraid of the End of the World" A first trend for 2012 is already obvious: colors are gone. Shellina works in black / white. The installation shows high-rise buildings under an explosion and people are falling and/or flying high. Everything is kind of blurred from near even more as from distance. I feel the confusion. The scene in monochrome colors reminds me of photos after the collapse of the Twin Towers. All the chaos and the gray from dust.

Is this the end? The quote by HG Wells in the installation shows that shellina has a different view: “It is possible to believe that all the past is but the beginning of the beginning and that all that is and has been but the twilight of the dawn. It is possible to believe that all the human mind has ever accomplished is but the dream of the awakening.”

There will always be optimists and pessimists. If shellina only brings one pessimist to think, her work has paid off!

Opening today, February 1.at 2 PM SLT

Taxi:  http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Beleza/31/241/22

The Dream Team recorded: Ultraviolet Alter + Tyrehl Byk

Yay, here is the recorded live stream of last week's show:

Watch live streaming video from madpeaproductions at livestream.com

The live show of the dream team yesterday again was a highlight, if not even better than the previous one. Here some photos:

I hope to see much more of them. It was again a joy for mind and soul. Thank you both!