A Few more Art Trips!

Today I went with the class to check out work from Sistaglro Wei.  She had set an up an island that was named the Australian Centre of Virtual Art.  The artist was very political with her message, being an aboriginal woman that lives in Australia.  It was an island with a major volcano that we first took a look at. She added these type of credit cards that were used by the Aborigines that limited them what to buy.  She showed us these cards inside the middle of the volcano, and the cards were coming down as if it was raining.  A very interesting way for here to present it.  Then she took us to an area that cleansed our souls that acted as a smoke pit.  It was awesome had she intended to put that in a virtual reference by cleansing our avatars!  She then launched us to a distant area that I would never imagine was possible in Second Life.  We stood in a circle that warped us to a cloud like area that had these nebula looking swirls that went on and on.  It was something truly amazing that I couldn't imagine that would be possible in Second Life.  I tried to take pictures but her land wouldn't allow me to take pictures so sorry folks.

We later with a magician named Tuna Oddfellow.  He really wanted to bring a different experience to Second Life by associating magic.  We all know that physics don't quite play a roll in that world, and he understood that there is still a way to incorporate magic.  We landed in his area, and it was a small cloud like feel that featured a transparent room, where I could see space in the distance.  After he gave the spiel I just mentioned, he flick the magic on and made the complete background and foreground a drug educed adventure.  It seemed like the effects of LSD or something trippy like that.  It seemed like it would be great for clubs and whatever performances he may associate with that, but then he tells us that he has incorporated live musical performance collaborations.  After a while, I seemed happy just to be in his area.  It was very relaxing and quite like nothing I ever experienced in Second Life.  See the pictures below to see what I mean!