Friday, July 19, 2013

"Le Bain se Meurt"

“Le Bain se Meurt”  (The Dying Bath)



     Many years ago, I remember seeing an ancient, frail man, being helped into the shallow end of the pool by an assistant. The extreme delicacy of his health gently wrapped around his skeletal frame, and the deliberate slowness in which he was lowered into the water, was the essence of grace. Hi pale skin soaked up the bright sunlight from the glass walls, and a smile came over his face as the water displaced gravity. This image remains in my head. I made a multi-colored clay sculpture based on the old man for an exhibit in Real Life, then recently, photographed my sculpture to bring into Second Life. I also included other scenes that I've sculpted and painted over the years, including a clay town which I portray as human culture burning itself into the soil. Having been one of the artists invited to display at the Galerie des Machines in Paris 1900, I felt this theme would work well for the large room I was offered.  

     The man being dipped into the water takes on a secondary related story for my installation. The idea of one’s life coming close to the end is symbolized with the bath. The water is not pristine and clean, it is acidic, glowing unnaturally, and is contained within polluted walls.  The bath here represents our dying oceans, the fragile state of the man is the weakening life in the seas. The room is flooded with light. The smoggy air is hot to breath, and we see two centaur angels ready to carry the dead to the next world. At its last breath, each angel will be followed by their armies to carry the dead planet to its burial ground: the sun.

     “Le Bain se Meurt” is on display at the Galerie des Machines.

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     My installation is part of a large group display of artwork at the Galerie. It is a grand turn-of-the-century structure filled with artworks that I greatly enjoyed exploring. 







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Saturday, July 13, 2013

La Lune de la Ville Perdue

     Sivi Kelberry and Akilae Gant projected my film “Lost Alphabet of La Città Perduta” onto the interior surfaces of their spherical theater high above the town of Città Perduta for 24 hours.

Scene from the movie: "La Lune de la Ville Perdue"


     It was presented as a farewell event to my installation “Lost Alphabet” at La Città Perduta. After which, the work gravitated into the sky, and beyond, in the direction of the moon. I created a story for the filming of this event, where the spherical theater becomes the moon. The name of the movie is: "La Lune de la Ville Perdue".


     Please scroll down to see the names of the people who appear in the film.

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SYNOPSIS OF STORY in English:

     Recent discoveries reveal that the moon is not made of cheese. Rather, it is a metal so unusual, that it doesn’t even figure onto the Periodic Table of Elements. Its main characteristic is the absorption of emotions, of place, of history.  The thoughts and experiences of explorers to the moon are projected throughout this metal’s surfaces inside the grand hollow of the moon. The luminous substance has such a strong gravitational pull, that many individuals, and even entire village populations, have been lifted into its embrace.
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Film and story by Haveit Neox
July, 2013

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     Sivi Kelberry et Akilae Gant ont montré mon film "Lost Alphabet of La Città Perduta " sur les surfaces intérieures de leur théâtre sphérique audessus de la terre.

     Ce fut l'adieu à l'installation "Lost Alphabet" dans la ville de La Città Perduta. Après quoi, l'œuvre a gravité dans le ciel, et au-delà, vers la lune.

     La sphère est restée en place dans le ciel audessus de la Città Perduta pendant 24 heures. C'est là que j'ai filmé le contenu de cette nouvelle histoire qui s'appelle: "La Lune de la Ville Perdue".


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AVEC:

Akilae Gant
Callinet Dagostino
Derek Michelson
FreeWee Ling
Haveit Neox
Leonard Magnifico
Lilia Artis
Moeuhane Sandalwood
Murdock 'Doc' Beningborough
Rebeka Markus
Roxanne
Sivi Kelberry
Thaddeus Nadeau





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Wednesday, July 3, 2013

One Week Extension of the Lost Alphabet at La Città Perduta.

A scene from Bethlise Lorgsval's film 

     Lost Alphabet has been held over for one more week. This was really exciting news for me, because not only have Akilae and Sivi extended the installation one more week, they have also made plans for an event the day before tear down. If my internet connection cooperates, I plan to do a film about the event. Sivi and Akilae have something very special beginning this Friday, July 5, at 1 pm SLT.  Inside a gigantic cinema sphere, the visitor will be emersed into the film which tells the story of Lost Alphabet. Click on your media button on arrival, and the sphere will dip you into the story. The event will last for 24 hours coming to a close at 1 pm Saturday, July 6.

Click HERE to arrive to the Cinema Sphere (all day Friday, and until 1 pm SLT on Saturday)


View inside the Lost Town 360 degree cinema. This is a scene playing from "Lost Alphabet"
The sphere accommodates visitors in ultimate comfort. Click your media button to start the film.


     Bethlise Lorgsval composed a beautiful film following the entire story of Lost Alphabet. She reads the text in French, accompanied by marvelous views of La Città Perduta. I love listening to her voice as she narrates the chapters. It sounds very musical to me.




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     L’Alphabet Perdu a été prolongé d'une semaine. C'est vraiment d'excellentes nouvelles pour moi, parce que non seulement Akilae et Sivi ont offert la prolongation, ils ont également fait des plans pour un événement le jour avant la terminaison de l'installation. Si ma connexion internet coopère, je prévois faire un film sur cet événement. Sivi et Akilae ont choisi quelque chose de très spécial. C'est une enorme sphere cinematographique ou le visiteur est entoure par un film qui decrit l'histoire de l'Alphabet Perdu. Poussez sur votre bouton media, et le film se verrait. Ca commencera le 5 Juillet, le Vendredi, a 13h SLT, et durera pendant 24 heures.


     Bethlise Lorgsval a composé un beau film qui suit l'histoire entière de l'Alphabet Perdu. Elle lit le texte en français, accompagné de merveilleuses vues sur La Città Perduta. J'aime écouter la musicalité de sa voix quand elle raconte les chapitres.








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