This hybrid reality installation, really [this show is rented] is a mixed reality installation exhibited at Redhead Gallery,Toronto, Ontario, and concurrently shown at The Heldscalla Foundation, Buttemere, Second Life. The piece is comprised of performance and interaction, involving the participation of the artist, her Second Life avatar, Nar Duell, and virtual and real gallery visitors.
The components for the installation were rented — lights, projectors, streaming server, classic office-accessory rubber-plants and space. These 'by the week' artifacts emphasize the transitory nature of virtual existence.
A key component of really [this show is rented] is the iterative loop—streaming video of the Red Head gallery space into the Second Life gallery. The completion of the loop occurs by projecting Second Life onto the wall of the real gallery, subsequently one watches one's self in action.The inevitable narcissism of a Second Life existence, and evidently a real existence, is mirrored by the technology.
This hybrid reality installation, really [this show is rented] is a mixed reality installation exhibited at Redhead Gallery,Toronto, Ontario, and concurrently shown at The Heldscalla Foundation, Buttemere, Second Life. The piece is comprised of performance and interaction, involving the participation of the artist, her Second Life avatar, Nar Duell, and virtual and real gallery visitors.
The components for the installation were rented — lights, projectors, streaming server, classic office-accessory rubber-plants and space. These 'by the week' artifacts emphasize the transitory nature of virtual existence.
A key component of really [this show is rented] is the iterative loop—streaming video of the Red Head gallery space into the Second Life gallery. The completion of the loop occurs by projecting Second Life onto the wall of the real gallery, subsequently one watches one's self in action.The inevitable narcissism of a Second Life existence, and evidently a real existence, is mirrored by the technology.