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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SCULPTURE IN A MIRROR

Sat. Aug 20,2011

“Binary Stable”, the submission I turned into the UWA Art Challenge for August, now has a variation with a 3D mirror.

A mirror is more than a mirror in Second Life. I wanted to stretch the idea of its virtual possibilities. A painter’s gimmick that has been popular with artists for several hundred years is to have the character(s) in the composition face the viewer so that the eyes meet. This draws in the viewer. We museum goers may first notice the character(s) in a painting if they lock eyes with us. I’ve done the same with the centaur. Instead of having him look a little down to the man in his arms, he has turned his head slightly up and to the right, so he stares directly at you, the viewer. This is not an accurate position for the otherwise faithful reversal of poses inside of and outside of the mirror, but in a virtual mirror, you can be so invited.

I’ve experimented with mirrors before. It’s a trial and error process. This is the most convincing one I’ve made. If you observe the mirror while walking around the area, you will see that it is indeed 3D, and the image is far from being static. Included below is the landmark for “Binary Stable” in Second Life so you can come and reflect on the phenomenon!

Click here to see the mirror at Binary Stable

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BURN2, in Preparation for Burning Man

Currently, I am preparing a project for BURN2 which is due to be placed on the sim for Burning Man on Aug 25. My theme is journeying from real life into a virtual world. This section of the sculpture is called Binary Stable, which will be submitted as a variation to the UWA Aug challenge. The yellow figure, only shown in frontal view and above the waist, is a centaur. As I finish textures and bring the build into a more finished stage, I'll post more pictures.

Truman Capote

From Truman Capote's "A Blue Cove"

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The only scenery that bores me is any that I can't imagine purchasing a part of: usually, if a place provides the slightest uplift, I instantly consider buying or building a house. The hundreds of properties I've constructed mentally!

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Truman, if only you had known Second Life, the hundreds of properties you would have constructed virtually!