TREE HOUSE

Feb. 4, 2012

MEDUSA GALLERY KITCHEN moves to Sparquerry.

The Medusa Galley Kitchen, only a month old institution in ACC Alpha, is already in the process of being transfered to Sparquerry. The reason for its removal is based on ACC's deficit of prims, in conjunction with its new project to build up a merchant's quarter on the Plateau of Man. A sim should always have a reserve of at least 1,000 unused prims. ACC Alpha was down to 500. Its sister sim, Sparquerry is able to absorb the kitchen (café), and so today, the lengthy process of transferal began. Unlike its original location at the pier, in Sparquerry, the galley was placed right atop the Tree House, so that the bow of the ship shaped café sails thru the jungle's tree tops. Going to the top from the forest floor is an expression of verdant density. The views are far reaching from the top.

The photo above shows Two Ships facing each other. The one on the right is the newly arrived café (incorporated into the older build of the Tree House). The one on the left at ACC Alpha will soon be taken into inventory.

How to get there: Type Sparquerry into your map. There is a jungle before the main entrance to the Temple. Walk up the hill in the jungle and you will come to the scaffold-like structure of the Tree House. Walk up. All the way. Have a warm meal. Write a story at the typewriter, kick back, swim upstream on the flooded ship deck, or bake some bread.

A poem by Hypatia Pickens

My exhibit, Second Libations, is the subject of some truly excellent machinimas by talented SL filmmakers. I have placed links to see them in the previous post below.

Last night I received notice of yet another treat. A masterfully produced film made by Hypatia Pickens. This film harbors several unusual surprises. Besides the splendid well of cinematography, Hypatia has an insider point of view. She was actually one of the 10 people who submitted a text to Second Libations. Her poem "Instructions from the Dead on How to Recall the Source Code" became the subject for her film of the same title. Her written page, quill, and inkwell were displayed along with the other stories inside the Librarynth, and consequently, several of her scenes take place in that section of the exhibit. The story sets existence in reverse, in a way that will become evident as you watch the scenes unfold, as you hear the story told in Hypatia's voice.

Hypatia literally slaved over the movie, enduring the kinds of physical pains indicative of the creatively obsessed at their computers for hours on end. After some weeks of most careful work, the following film results:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-cGqC6eOqrE

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SECOND LIBATIONS ENDS

My exhibit SECOND LIBATIONS came to a fiery end on New Years. The transition from 2011 to 2012 brought the temple and colossus down in much added color and physical effects. If you weren't able to see the installation, please check out some of the blogs and machinima that I've found on the subject. Click on the links below. My thanks to these generous people for their fine coverage of the show, which preserves the exhibit through individual perspectives. Happy New Year :)

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FILMS:

Click on the links below.

Movie by Spiral Silverstar: PART ONE

Movie by Spiral Silverstar: PART TWO

JJCCCCC's The Wonderfull Creation of Haveit Neox

Chic Aeon's film. CHAINED

NicoleX "Second Libations The End"

NicoleX: PART TWO

PHOTO ESSAYS and BLOGS:

Click on the links below.

Honour McMillan's Blog (on Destruction)

Honour McMillan's Blog:

Rowan Derryth, Prim Perfect

PJ Trenton's slide show:

Auryn Beorn's Blog

UWA (Victoria Lenoirre's blog):

Toxx News by Urban Steampunk

ARRUNGA:

Secret Rage's Second Libations

Secret Rage's: Bada Boom;

FreeWee Ling's pics of Second Libations

Temi's blog: PART ONE

Temi's blog PART TWO

Temi's blog The Finale PART THREE

UWA

Clover Windlow's Lionheart Times

MouseDragonDesigns flickr

Virtual Outworlding blog

Min Avatar Heter Apmel

Quan's Travelogues

Linden Destination Guide, Featured

GRAND FINALE for Second Libations

The time has come to begin preparations for the End of the World... 2012 is upon us. Second Libations will not simply be packed away on Dec 31. No way! Every stage of an exhibit is an opportunity to create something new. So a dramatic climax is in the cards.

The bots offer a final prayer, a ritual to the heavens asking for rejuvenation. Will they succeed?

The lm will take you to the audience platform, where you will be moderately safe, in case of flying debris.

TIME AND PLACE:

DAY: Saturday, DEC. 31, 2011

TIME: 2 pm SL time

CLICK HERE FOR TRANSPORT:

Please come to the audience platform by 2 pm SLT. You may arrive earlier to get a last look at the exhibit. I will be making preparations for an hour before the performance begins. My IM window will be closed as I ready the sim, so if you would like to contact me, please send a notecard which I can read after the event.

FILMS ABOUT SECOND LIBATIONS:

Following, are 3 very talented filmmakers who have presented their interpretations of the exhibit. Please click on the titles below to watch the films.

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Spiral Silverstar > SECOND LIBATIONS

Part One

Part Two

In two parts, Spiral gives a comprehensive overview of the installation. This finely crafted film builds to a most optimistic and engaging interpretation. The adventurous music and exquisite cinematography are masterfully bound.

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Chic Aeon > CHAINED

Click here to watch Chained

In Chic's films, grays become vivaciously delicious. Her lines of poetry recount ageless wisdom. In "Chained", a serious question is asked, one that is rarely heeded. Is the young man in the film capable of answering? Are you?

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Jjccccc > THE WONDERFULL CREATION OF HAVEIT NEOX

Click here to watch the film

Jjccccc uses Second Libations as a canvas, dazzling the screen with awesome added color and blending effects. Chopped into a hundred snippets, he composes a film collage that addresses the overlapping of time.

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New Film about 2nd Libations by Spiral Silverstar

FILM:

The very talented Spiral Silverstar created the film below which takes you on a comprehensive tour of Second Libations. It's in two parts.

Second Libations- Pt.1

Second Libations- Pt.2

DIRECTIONS:

Note that maps of the exhibition are available in distribution box 5, located halfway down the colossus, and also inside the main entry of the Temple of bots. They are handy references for getting around.

GRAND FINALE:

As mentioned before, there will be a dramatic end to Second Libations on New Year's eve, Dec 31. The year 2012 issues in at that moment... is it really the end of the world? Come see. I will post the exact time the adventure begins, but for now, to try to accommodate as many time zones as possible, the show will probably be set at 2 pm, SLT. (SL time is Pacific Standard Time). You may want to be there, and bring your camera :)

Second Libations. Progress on the exhibit. 11/11/11

I'm waiting till 11:11 pm before hitting the publish button for this day's blog. It's in celebration of 11/11/11. Today, in preparation for the Second Libations exhibition, I placed water bearers in the hands and along the arms of the Colossus statue. In addition, I finished sculpting the piece based after the painting 'The Ecstasy of Saint Francis' by Georges de la Tour. Only losely related to the painting, the original being diverted into my theme of bots attempting to resuscitate their human users. It is in the room called Banquet of Artists. Please read the notes below. There is now a film on Youtube titled "Exhibition" which is a preview to Second Libations. There is also an announcement about a dramatic event I'm planning for the end of the exhibit on New Year's Eve. And for now, happy 11/11/11 at 11:11 pm !

Below is the updated information about the Second Libations exhibit:

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“SECOND LIBATIONS” by Haveit Neox.

Dec. 3 - 31, 2011

Sim: at LEA6 (Linden Endowment for the Arts)

INVITATION to participate:

What if all life disappeared from the Earth’s surface? Could the virtual world of the bots* persist?

Have your idea (as a text) included in the ‘Second Libations’ art exhibit. I am most grateful to the LEA (Linden Endowment for the Arts) and the UWA (University of Western Australia) for having granted me the opportunity to show my exhibit in the Art Series. I have been given the month of December 2011 to install the full sim exhibit “Second Libations”. I am planning to display texts contributed by residents of Second Life as part of the show. If you are interested, please submit a paragraph (or more) describing your solution to the survival of the bots and their world. You may also send me a texture if you have something illustrated to accompany your text. The story line of the exhibition is in the following paragraph. Have fun with your ideas, or be serious in your creative efforts. Please send your text as a notecard AND an IM to Haveit Neox. This way I should receive it regardless of SL’s habit of discarding or capping communications.

EXHIBIT SCENE:

The great cosmic storm swept up the last of Earth’s water molecules. On the lifeless planet, the only remaining intelligence flickers on computer screens. In the absence of human maintenance, bot scipters, bot artists, and bot teachers scramble to rescue their resources before the impending threat of blackout.

Like the sorcerer’s apprentice, they begin flooding their world by rezzing buckets of virtual water, hoping to rehydrate their users. Their strategy appears to be failing. Not having been programmed for an unforeseen event of this magnitude, the bots plea for your solution in securing their virtual world.

The Second Libations await your offering. Your participation in the ritual is eagerly anticipated.

For any questions, please contact me. Thanks for your attention,

Haveit Neox

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DATE OF EXHIBIT: Dec 3 - Dec 31, 2011

LOCATION: LEA6 - LEA FULL SIM ART SERIES

DATE DUE: It would be helpful to get texts delivered to me by November 25, giving me time to print them and set up the arrangement.

BOOK: A book covering the event is planned to be published in SL. By sending in your idea, it is possible that your text may also be included in the book.

YouTube FILM:

A short 3 minute preview film is now up on YouTube. It's titled "Exhibition". Please watch to get an idea about "Second Libations" The link:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dMJd2zBCUgg&hd=1

NEW YEAR'S EVE:

2011 becoming 2012

A dramatic end to SECOND LIBATIONS is planned for new year's eve. Midnight will bring a fiery event to the LEA6 sim that will occur only once during the exhibit. Please check http://accalpha.blogspot.com/ to keep updated. I will be posting details about the New Year's Eve event on that website toward the end of December.

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*Bot (definition): A bot is a robot controlled by a computer program. This is different from an avatar, who is directly controlled by his or her human user.

LEA FULL SIM ART SERIES: "Second Libations"

The pictures show my progress in the exhibit "Second Libations". The temple's architecture is based loosely on the Meenakshee temple in Southern India. Since childhood, I marveled at photos of the towers clad in human and godly forms. I am nearing the half way point of production. Developing an exhibit that spreads over a whole sim is an honor, and equally a challenge. With only two months to accomplish this, my computer, mouse, and plans are getting a full workout. Please read the announcement below, I want you to be a part of the exhibit!

<< Click here to see the trailer film about the exhibit >>

“SECOND LIBATIONS” by Haveit Neox.

Dec. 3 - 31, 2011

Sim: at LEA6 (Linden Endowment for the Arts)

INVITATION to participate:

What if all life disappeared from the Earth’s surface? Could the virtual world of the bots persist?

Have your idea (as a text) included in the ‘Second Libations’ art exhibit. I am most grateful to the LEA (Linden Endowment for the Arts) and the UWA (University of Western Australia) for having granted me the opportunity to show my exhibit in the Art Series. I have been given the month of December 2011 to install the full sim exhibit “Second Libations”. I am planning to display texts contributed by residents of Second Life as part of the show. If you are interested, please submit a paragraph (or more) describing your solution to the survival of the bots and their world. The story line of the exhibition is in the following paragraph. Have fun with your ideas, or be serious in your creative efforts. Please send your text as a notecard AND an IM to Haveit Neox. This way I should receive it regardless of SL’s habit of discarding or capping communications.

EXHIBIT SCENE:

The great cosmic storm swept up the last of Earth’s water molecules. On the lifeless planet, the only remaining intelligence flickers on computer screens. In the absence of human maintenance, bot scipters, bot artists, and bot teachers scramble to rescue their resources before the impending threat of blackout.

Like the sorcerer’s apprentice, they begin flooding their world by rezzing buckets of virtual water, in the hope of rehydrating their users. Their strategy appears to be failing. Not having been programmed for an unforeseen event of this magnitude, the bots plea for your solution in securing their virtual world.

The Second Libations await your offering. Your participation in the ritual is eagerly anticipated.

For any questions, please contact me. Thanks for your attention,

Haveit Neox

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DATE OF EXHIBIT: Dec 3 - Dec 31, 2011

LOCATION: LEA6 - LEA FULL SIM ART SERIES

DATE DUE: It would be helpful to get texts delivered to me by November 25, giving me time to print them and set up the arrangement. However, I will be accepting texts all through the month of December during the exhibition itself.

BOOK: A book covering the event is planned to be published in SL. By sending in your idea, it is possible that your text may appear in it.

Please send text to Haveit Neox

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