Wirxli Flimflam committed suicide in the name of the famous avatar arts celebrity SAVEME OH on February 14, 2010 at the Diabolous Artspace, Second Life.
Wirxli was a co-founder of the performance art group, Second Front and a composer for the Avatar Orchestra Metaverse.
This memorial blog is maintained by Jeremy Owen Turner.
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Posing in front of the blue starting SLope - Left-right: Wirxli (me), Miulew Takahe, Junivers Stockholm (hyper-flute), Bingo Onomatopoeia and Way Sands (hyper-cello). Miulew and Bingo are going to be "HUDers" while Junivers and Way will be among the mini-legion of "Classicists". Photo by Evo Szuyuan.
Hey performance art and new muzak fans,
My first official rehearsal dedicated to my new music composition, SLippery SLope was a success! Many thanks to DeThomas Dibou for creating my 3 SLopes. I encourage you to attend the in-world premiere on the 30th of June as it already sounds radically different than our 1st HUD-only rehearsal in late April.
I will only say for now that I am mixing classical performers and HUD navigators into my composition...It will be a tribute to both the 19th, 20th and 21st centuries :-)
In the meantime, check out a couple more photos from thursday's AOM rehearsal of my composition "SLippery SLope"...
Aerial view of Haidplatz. This view shows the blue, purple SLopes and part of the pink SLope. Photo by Evo Szuyuan.
Here is a pic that I took where I show some of the performers' nametags for your convenient benefit. You can see a colourbar to my left. That is part of the performance HUD designed by Bingo.
nOObject performance video-document #1 (no audio) recorded by Plurabelle Posthorn. If you cannot see this embedded video, click here.
nOObject performance video-document #2 (no audio) recorded by Plurabelle Posthorn. If you cannot see this embedded video, click here.
Additional nOObject performance video-document by DannyDarko Raymaker (no audio) - Clip 01. If you cannot see this embedded video, click here.
Additional nOObject performance video-document by DannyDarko Raymaker (no audio) - Clip 02. If you cannot see this embedded video, click here.
For the 3rd video by DannyDarko Raymaker, click on this link.
This is the official gig poster for the entire exhibition. My critical nOObject performance with the critics Dr. Pastichan Yifu and Dr. Lisa Dapto opened the exhibition on May 25th, 2007.
Hey performance art fans and nOObie builders,
A few afternoons ago, I performed at Plurabelle Posthorn's new Norwegian exhibition space in Second Life called the Gallery urEN lUREN.
This gallery was located in the virtual region of Norway called Trollhaugen.
To summarize, here was what the performance was all about:
1) Wirxli may be an established performance artist but is a total nOOb when it comes to building anything.
2) So, Wirxli decides to seriously attempt to build an object for the very first time in Plurabelle's gallery as a performance. Wirxli calls this object a nOObject as Wirxli is literally learning to build this object in realtime and is therefore a genuine piece of performative "social sculpture". Wirxli gives him/herself only 20 minutes to build each nOObject.
3) Wirxli creates two nOObjects - one for each art critic (special guests: Dr. Lisa Dapto and Dr. Pastichan Yifu) to take and modify while giving an academic critique in realtime. Each critic also gets 20 minutes to actively and directly rebuild Wirxli's nOObjects in accordance with their critical whims and formalist agendas.
4) The critics then donate the critically approved nOObject to the curator for archiving in the gallery exhibition.
5) From doing this, Wirxli hopes to empower the critics' decisions through pro-active and embedded participation. The critic becomes the co-creator rather than the passive theoretician without any of the necessary direct experience nor agency to properly be justified in criticizing the original intentions of the artist.
6) Does this make sense? Probably not... I think I need either Dr. Yifu and/or Dr. Dapto to revise my blog posting here and help me articulate my ideas a little better..sheesh! I feel like this is a nOOblog or something ;-)
Anyways, the event was off to a good start. Dr. Yifu managed to critically purify the unique character right out of my first nOObject...wow! Awesome! He was definitely very patient as far as art-critics go because my first attempt at a nOObject was stolen by one of the audience members (probably my daughter, Fwwixli)...Anyways, it took quite sometime before I was able to reproduce that nOObject #1 for Dr. Yifu.
Then it occurred to me that fame is not always a good thing...I had so many audience members in attendence for my performance, the sim was too full for Dr. Dapto to gain proper entry into the gallery space for the 2nd crit...sigh! Arrrgh!
At this point, the audience was getting kinda restless and I do not blame them...I mean, how exciting can laggy critical theory be?
So, we will have to rebook our crit session with Dr. Dapto sometime next week...ok?
In the meantime, check out these pix...
Here I am on the official social-sculpture stage waiting for more people to show up...I ended up packing the sim to capacity...so much so that Dr. Lisa Dapto could not log in to give her active crit...sigh! The guy with the green hair is Digi Weaver..He is a good friend of mine who showed up to take a pic of me for one of his many research projects. Also in attendence is my bodyguard, Bear Brooks and my adopted daughter, Fwwixli Swindlehurst...I also took this time to announce the concept behind this performance...
Ok, so here was what my very first nOObject looked like. Not bad for my very first serious attempt at building, eh? Some might say, it even had the mark of its maker ;-) Dr. Pastichan Yifu is that studly dude sitting down on the bench on the right-hand side of this snapshot. I really like Plurabelle's pants and purple hair. There is nothing cooler than a curator who wears the gig poster as her pair of pants :-) I think the obvious subjectivity in my work oughtta provoke Dr. Yifu enough to want to seriously critically purify the crap outta this particular nOObject.
Sure enough, Dr. Yifu stripped the cone of its Americanesque overtones and academically ensured that his critically approved version of my nOObject was as formalist, minimalist and "objective" as possible...heheheh... Am I really surprised that he preferred to make it horizontal and gray? Next to the cone was supposed to be the same set of fire-flames that I used (although using the more neutral orange colour - but is fire really orange?)....I guess his fire was spouting more theory than practice as it never seemed to light up...lol!
Here is a more critically correct angle of Dr. Yifu's purification ritual. In this pic you can also detect the presence of Tran Spire from Second Front and I should also point out that Fwwixli has managed to find the shoulder's of my personal bodyguard, Bear Brooks...phew!
...and here is the 2nd nOObject I made for Dr. Lisa Dapto but she had login problems...sigh! This one was called "Family Affair - Ageplay Relations" and was dedicated to my daughter Fwwix...
Ok...to bore you even more...here is the totally unedited transcript:
[14:52] Lanai Jarrico is Online [14:52] Bingo Onomatopoeia is Online [14:52] Bryan Dix is Online [14:54] spinster Voom: wb everyone [14:54] Conover's SuperSmooth Flight-Helper 3.0a whispers: Conover's Ultra-Smooth Flight-Helper activated... [14:54] You: sigh, we all crashed [14:55] Plurabelle Posthorn: Did you plan this Wirxli? [14:55] spinster Voom: ah well, it's fixed the lag a bit [14:55] Fwwixli Swindlehurst is Online [14:55] You: nope, it crashed [14:55] You: my nOObject is still here..yaaay! [14:55] Oberon Lane: es que me meo [14:56] Fwwixli Swindlehurst: hey pandora :) [14:56] DannyDarko Raymaker: cheers [14:56] Pandora Wake: Hey FWW:) [14:56] Bear Brooks: hide [14:56] You: ok...let me take a pic of the nOObject and then pass it to Pastichan [14:56] Pandora Wake: wow nice hair garret:) [14:56] Garret Bakalava: Ty [14:56] JamesT Juno is Offline [14:57] You: ok..I took my nOObject [14:57] You: oh, let me re-rez it for a photo [14:57] aidan Aquacade is Online [14:57] Pandora Wake: clueless as usual:) [14:58] You: oh gawd..where did my fire go? [14:58] Pandora Wake: :) [14:58] Pandora Wake: sup Bear? [14:58] Bear Brooks: hello pandora [14:58] Pandora Wake: hello:) [14:59] You: HEy Plurabelle, I set it to be modified by the next owner but it says no-modify in my inventory,...why? [14:59] Pandora Wake: burning flag party hats? my kind of fun haha [15:00] Plurabelle Posthorn: have you linked it? [15:00] Lamatryne Almodovar: lol [15:00] You: I thought I did [15:00] Plurabelle Posthorn: try again [15:01] You: just the one without the fire [15:01] Fwwixli Swindlehurst: as far as I can remember [15:01] You: is there a modify protection on the fire? [15:01] spinster Voom: could be [15:01] Pastichan Yifu: I would like to increase the size of the fire [15:01] You: ARRRGHH! [15:01] Gerd7Gerhard3Loeffler Allstar: hi there. [15:01] Gerd7Gerhard3Loeffler Allstar: there we are again. [15:01] Pandora Wake: yeah cant mod that fire. [15:01] Plurabelle Posthorn: hm, it can be, check it when you rez tit [15:01] Plurabelle Posthorn: it [15:01] Gerd7Gerhard3Loeffler Allstar: have you been kicked out too? [15:02] Bear Brooks: draw [15:02] You: ok...but I was able to change the colour before [15:02] Plurabelle Posthorn: can you modify the fire? [15:02] Fwwixli Swindlehurst: yothe sim crashed [15:02] You: I modified the fire before to purple [15:02] Gerd7Gerhard3Loeffler Allstar: oh damn. [15:02] Pandora Wake: weird wir, must have been a glitch [15:02] You: and then the sim crashed [15:02] You: I will just take a pic of this and then give the fire to Pastichan [15:02] Bear Brooks: nosafe [15:03] Gwenette Writer: Hey Swindlehurst!! I want one hehe :) [15:03] spinster Voom: the other way you could do it is "can modify my objects" on the friends menyu [15:03] Bear Brooks: hide [15:03] You: ok [15:03] Fwwixli Swindlehurst: beg ! [15:03] You: let me take a pixc [15:03] You: pic [15:03] Gwenette Writer: PLLLLEEEEEEAAAAASE!! PRETTY PLEASE:) [15:04] DannyDarko Raymaker: cheers [15:04] Gwenette Writer: Aloha All! [15:04] Pandora Wake: well thx for the TP but sans explaination I don't know what is going on. [15:04] Plurabelle Posthorn: it's very nice as it is, wonder what the critic could do to improove it... [15:04] Pastichan Yifu: Haven't got the object yet [15:05] You: yeah, that is the challenge [15:05] Gerd7Gerhard3Loeffler Allstar: afk [15:05] Pastichan Yifu: Real challenge indeed, as I am a total newbie [15:05] aidan Aquacade: paint some "go-faster stripes" on it [15:05] You: ok...now it is time to give this to the critic, Pastichan Yifu to improve :-) [15:05] DannyDarko Raymaker: great [15:06] Pastichan Yifu accepted your inventory offer. [15:06] You: ok..lets hope Pastichan can modify it [15:06] You: things seem a little glitchy today [15:06] Maxxo Klaar: good evening [15:06] Nicci Lane: what is one trying to modify?? [15:06] You shout: feel free to come up on the stage, pastichan and work your magic [15:07] Pastichan Yifu: No more American Flag, sorry to all you Yanks out there [15:07] myOwnJetPack 0.11: Please type 'X help' for more help with commands [15:08] You: hmmm.why black, Pastichan? [15:08] Rain Coalcliff is Online [15:09] You: so no texture at all? [15:10] You: ok..I chose the American flag because it matches my pants [15:10] You: should my work be more objective than subjective? [15:10] DeThomas Dibou is Online [15:11] Ben-go! (only works on the ground): You aren't the owner [15:11] Tran Spire is Online [15:11] You: so, I guess Pastichan wants me to be less representation(?) [15:12] You: representational, I mean [15:12] You: I guess Pastichan will give a crit about why he modded it the way he did [15:13] You: HEy Tran [15:13] Tran Spire: hey [15:13] Bear Brooks: Hello Fwwixli [15:13] Gwenette Writer: ALoha Poor Writer [15:13] Fwwixli Swindlehurst: lo tran :) [15:13] You: Dr. Pastichan is just modifying my nOObject to make it more critically acceptable [15:13] Poor Writer: Hi [15:13] Gwenette Writer: r u eally a writer type person:) [15:13] Tran Spire: hey Fww [15:13] Poor Writer: Poorly [15:13] Gwenette Writer: hehe [15:13] Poor Writer: :) [15:13] DannyDarko Raymaker: cheers Tran [15:13] Gwenette Writer: u have been to Bok Ilsand? [15:14] Gwenette Writer: Book Island [15:14] Tran Spire: hey Danny [15:14] Poor Writer: I have been several places. [15:14] Gwenette Writer: well here is a LM I think u might find it interesting:) [15:14] Poor Writer: ok [15:14] Gwenette Writer: I have to go now nice chatting:) [15:14] Poor Writer: thanks [15:14] Gwenette Writer: Aloha Nui Loa! [15:14] Poor Writer: bye [15:15] LillyEliska Kralomoc is Online [15:15] Bingo Onomatopoeia is Offline [15:15] Plurabelle Posthorn: Action! [15:15] Plurabelle Posthorn: Action! [15:15] Plurabelle Posthorn: Action! [15:15] Plurabelle Posthorn: Action! [15:16] You: lots of action going on ;-) [15:16] Loop Luo is Offline [15:17] Loop Luo is Online [15:17] Plurabelle Posthorn: i'm filming... [15:17] You: thanks! [15:17] Lamatryne Almodovar: minimalist art:) [15:17] You: yes, it looks minimalist [15:17] You: hopefully, when Dr. Pastichan is done, he will explain quickly why he changed everything [15:17] You: ...sniff! [15:18] Garret Bakalava: maybe he is mute [15:18] You: heheheh [15:18] Bingo Onomatopoeia is Online [15:18] Garret Bakalava: the best critics should be [15:18] Flight Band: All Go [15:18] You: better to say nothing at all than something bad ;-) [15:18] Nicci Lane: lol [15:18] You: heheheheh [15:18] Bingo Onomatopoeia: hi all! [15:18] You: hey Bingo [15:18] Nicci Lane: hi [15:19] Object: Touched by angel number 8 [15:19] Plurabelle Posthorn: Action! [15:19] Plurabelle Posthorn: Action! [15:19] You: hmmm... [15:20] Man Michinaga is Offline [15:20] Zapper Marat: Hi Hun.... Hallo alle sammen [15:20] Fwwixli Swindlehurst is Offline [15:20] Bergino Dale: hei Zapper :-) [15:20] Garret Bakalava: Hi baby [15:20] Plurabelle Posthorn: Action! [15:20] Plurabelle Posthorn: Action! [15:20] Gerd7Gerhard3Loeffler Allstar: hi [15:20] Plurabelle Posthorn: Action! [15:20] Zaboogie Zabelin: look watch [15:20] You: this critic's version is really looking minimal..matches the furniture though ;-) [15:20] Zaboogie Zabelin: its about my vehicals watch [15:20] You: hmmm... [15:21] Lisa Dapto is Online [15:22] Lisa Dapto is Online [15:22] Future Buggy (Scripted by Harry): Switching to max power [15:22] Future Buggy (Scripted by Harry): Switching to half power [15:22] Nicci Lane: ahhh actors [15:22] Future Buggy (Scripted by Harry): Switching to max power [15:22] Future Buggy (Scripted by Harry): Switching to half power [15:22] Future Buggy (Scripted by Harry): Switching to max power [15:23] You shout: ok people.... Lisa Dapto is online now... [15:23] You: she is the 2nd critic [15:23] Lisa Dapto is Online [15:23] Suki Usitnov shouts: yayyyy for lisa [15:23] Coventina Mendicant shouts: woot!!! [15:23] DannyDarko Raymaker: yaayyy [15:23] Suki Usitnov shouts: party party party [15:23] Coventina Mendicant shouts: grrrr..no need for shouting... [15:24] Coventina Mendicant shouts: did you hear me????? [15:24] You: so, while Pastichan completes his object, I will make a new one for Lisa to crit [15:24] Suki Usitnov shouts: can i have lisa`s autograph ? [15:24] Coventina Mendicant shouts: art sucks... [15:24] You: yeah, art does suck [15:24] You: this is why we need critics to improve it [15:25] Suki Usitnov shouts: the best art is done with needles and a sterilising agent . paint is for pansys [15:25] Plurabelle Posthorn: great! [15:25] Juria Yoshikawa: hi plurabelle [15:25] Plurabelle Posthorn: hi Juria1 welcome [15:25] Fwwixli Swindlehurst is Online [15:26] Lisa Dapto is Offline [15:26] Lisa Dapto is Online [15:26] You shout: ok everyone...Pastichan is done with his critically approved nOObject... [15:27] You: he will now give his crit while Lisa tries to log in... [15:28] Suki Usitnov shouts: ok seriously all sarcasim aside . you realise that your in a public sim that you own a very small part of and your shouting just to reach the poeple who can already hear you is rude and obnoxious right ? [15:28] Object does not appear to be for sale. [15:28] Object does not appear to be for sale. [15:28] Object does not appear to be for sale. [15:28] You: can everyone hear me? [15:28] You: ok, Pastichan's flames are supposed to be animating [15:28] Plurabelle Posthorn: yes [15:28] You: oh ok..sorry [15:28] You: I thought it was a big sim [15:29] You: ok, i will just talk them [15:29] You: then [15:29] You: ok, here is Pastichan's crit [15:29] You: in the meantime, I will build a new nOObject for Lisa... [15:29] You: I will build it over here... [15:29] Lisa Dapto is Online [15:30] You can't create trees and grass on land you don't own [15:30] Pastichan Yifu: Basically my intention is not to pass jugdment as to whether Wirxli's object is good or bad. I am more concern about the relation that exists between the critic and the artist, and ultimately what and where is the "art object" [15:31] Lisa Dapto is Offline [15:31] Lisa Dapto is Online [15:31] Tran Spire: Go Wirxli, Go! [15:31] Pastichan Yifu: I mean in the artworld, on Second LIfe or in RL,the art object is always going to be mediated by theforces that surround the "art object" [15:32] Garret Bakalava: why are you building it in front of the critic's piece? [15:32] You: no room left on the stage [15:32] Pastichan Yifu: As a critic, I can exert certain kinds of forces on the production process of the artist (Wirxli in this case), and either he or I can change it. [15:33] Nicci Lane: hi lisa [15:33] Pastichan Yifu: In may be less common in fine art practices, but in the design world, everything you do will be subjected to changes by your colleagues and friends [15:33] You: yaaay..Lisa made it! [15:33] You: I am almost ready for your crit Lisa [15:33] Lisa Dapto: hey nicci [15:33] You: it will be the one I am working on now [15:33] Pastichan Yifu: Your supervisor can go up to your drawing (floor plans, etc) and make marks over it to change it [15:33] Lisa Dapto: hey guys; a thousand pardons [15:34] Lisa Dapto: please excuse me [15:34] You: Pastichan is critting the other minimal one [15:34] Tran Spire: Hi Lisa! [15:34] You: allow me introduce you to Dr. Lisa Dapto [15:34] Pastichan Yifu: Hi Lisa how are things [15:34] Lisa Dapto: thanks for the tp tran [15:34] You: who will be criticizing the piece I am working on now [15:34] Tran Spire: np [15:34] Lisa Dapto: hi everyone, hi pas [15:34] Lisa Dapto: happy to do so [15:34] You: should be ready in 5-10 mins [15:34] You: like instant rice ;-) [15:34] Lisa Dapto: really a million apologies; had some tech issues [15:34] Lisa Dapto: cool carry on [15:34] You: no worries, Lisa [15:34] Nicci Lane: love tec issues not!! [15:35] Lisa Dapto is Offline [15:35] Lisa Dapto is Online [15:36] Pastichan Yifu: I guess my alteration of Wirxli's object is merely a demonstration of the complex relations between artist andd critic [15:36] Pastichan Yifu: In fact most critics ca to some degree make art and design, and artist can write theory and criticism as well [15:36] DeThomas Dibou is Offline [15:37] Lisa Dapto is Offline [15:37] Lisa Dapto is Online [15:38] elros Tuominen: oh hello Plurabelle :) [15:38] Plurabelle Posthorn: hi elros! [15:38] You: ok..I took the object to put into my inventory [15:38] elros Tuominen: nice necklace LOL...... [15:38] Plurabelle Posthorn: yes, beautiful [15:38] elros Tuominen: I am trying to tp Pan :) [15:39] You: ok..just making sure Lisa has full permission rights before I give it away [15:39] elros Tuominen: well, just a piece of some star :) [15:39] Pandora Wake: I might be here:) [15:39] elros Tuominen: hello Pan :) [15:39] Pandora Wake: hello:) [15:39] elros Tuominen: you are you are :) [15:39] Lisa Dapto is Offline [15:39] Lisa Dapto is Online [15:39] Maxxo Klaar is Offline [15:40] Maxxo Klaar is Online [15:41] Pandora Wake: who? [15:41] You: ok everyone [15:41] You: nOObject #2 is complete from the artist's perspective [15:41] Mychelle Foley shouts: Marco [15:41] You: it is called "A Family Affair" [15:41] You: and now I will give it to Lisa... [15:41] Suki Usitnov shouts: polo [15:41] Prijian Toland claps [15:42] Lisa Dapto is Offline [15:42] User not online - inventory has been saved. [15:42] Lisa Dapto is Online [15:42] Pandora Wake: I still dont know what we are doing? haha [15:42] You: almost crashed there [15:42] Fwwixli Swindlehurst: dad is building n00b objects [15:42] You: ok Lia, I gave you the nOObject [15:42] You: *Lisa [15:42] You: did you get it? [15:43] Lisa Dapto is Offline [15:43] Pandora Wake: you kno0w you really need a moron in every crowd, just in case others arent willing to say they dont get it:) [15:43] Suki Usitnov shouts: hey any of you arty guys need an escort ? ive got a discount on virgins this week [15:43] Lisa Dapto is Online [15:43] Fwwixli Swindlehurst: and critics are modyfying them and remarking on them [15:43] You: sounds good Suki [15:43] You: I always need an escort [15:43] Fwwixli Swindlehurst: DAD !!!! [15:43] Pandora Wake: haha suki:) [15:43] You: having connection problems, Lisa? [15:43] Lisa Dapto is Offline [15:44] Lisa Dapto is Online [15:44] Pandora Wake: my mom has an escort...ford ...it's not a bad car:P [15:44] JamesT Juno is Online [15:44] Juria Yoshikawa: lol [15:44] elros Tuominen: ahhahahahah [15:44] You: do not worry, Fwwix..I will find an escort for you too [15:44] You: hahahaha [15:44] elros Tuominen: not a bad really :) [15:44] Tran Spire: she appears to be having connection problems [15:44] Fwwixli Swindlehurst: shhhh [15:44] You: yeah, Lisa...how are things going over there? [15:45] Pandora Wake: elros do you have any idea wtf? [15:45] Plurabelle Posthorn: Action! [15:45] Lisa Dapto is Offline [15:45] Plurabelle Posthorn: Action! [15:45] Plurabelle Posthorn: Action! [15:45] Juria Yoshikawa: Cameras! [15:45] You: oh geez, I think Lisa is crashing alot..sigh! [15:45] Pandora Wake: I mean there is some building and it all looks quite interesting [15:45] Plurabelle Posthorn: sorry i'm filming... [15:45] elros Tuominen: me? I am really wondering since I have come :) [15:45] elros Tuominen: oh :) [15:45] Pandora Wake: but I am still in the twlighlight zone:) [15:45] You: keep on filming if you can Plurabelle [15:45] Lisa Dapto is Online [15:45] You: we are all in the twilight zone [15:45] elros Tuominen: yes, this one is :) [15:45] Pandora Wake: ohhh okay Plur:) [15:46] Plurabelle Posthorn: did we loose Lisa? [15:46] You: right now, we are waiting for Lisa to sign on in a stable way and then she will give a crit of my nOObject [15:46] Lisa Dapto is Offline [15:46] You: it looks like this, for all those who want to see it again [15:46] Fwwixli Swindlehurst: she did and crashed again [15:46] You: and there is the original of the other one [15:46] Juria Yoshikawa: whoooo! [15:46] Lisa Dapto is Online [15:46] Plurabelle Posthorn: this will be number two then? [15:46] You: for reference [15:46] You: yes, this #2 for Lisa [15:47] Pandora Wake: but what is the theme? [15:47] You: it is a linked nOObject which is why it looks more than singular [15:47] You: theme is "nOObjectivity" [15:47] Pandora Wake: ow what? does everyone know except me? [15:47] Plurabelle Posthorn: nOObject is the theme... [15:47] Plurabelle Posthorn: oh, sorry.. [15:47] Pandora Wake: that sounds esoteric haha [15:47] You: yeah, this one here for Lisa is called "Family Affair" [15:47] Lisa Dapto is Offline [15:47] You: and is about my relationship with my foster daughter, Fwwixli [15:47] You: :-D [15:47] Lisa Dapto is Online [15:47] Fwwixli Swindlehurst: :PPPPPP [15:48] Plurabelle Posthorn: i recognized her teddybear there [15:48] You: and the tornado/flame one earlier is called...uhhhh.... [15:48] Juria Yoshikawa: is the nOOblect american? [15:48] You: "Untitled" ;-) [15:48] Pandora Wake: hahaha, well it will takes years to work through that particuliar complex, I hope you have a lot of money:) [15:48] Lisa Dapto is Offline [15:48] You: hmmm..I will let the critic decide that [15:48] Pandora Wake: and if you do...I am sure I can help;) [15:48] You: great Pandora...maybe I can think outside of Pandora's box ;-) [15:48] Lisa Dapto is Online [15:49] You: what do you think of my nOObject here, Fwwix? [15:49] Lisa Dapto: freeplay of atoms in time and space held together by light and love [15:49] Pandora Wake: that is probably a good idea wir:) [15:49] Juria Yoshikawa: i wish i had her box [15:49] Lisa Dapto: this is the sound of one critic clapping [15:49] You: yaaay! you are back, Lisa [15:49] You: I will give the object to you now [15:49] You: I have to take it first [15:49] Lisa Dapto is Offline [15:49] You: did you get it, Lisa? [15:50] You: ooops, she crashed again...arrrgghh! [15:50] Lamatryne Almodovar: lol [15:50] Lisa Dapto is Online [15:50] You: Australia must have alaggy connection down under ;-) [15:50] Fwwixli Swindlehurst: play your didjeridoo pan [15:50] Pandora Wake: you know wir you really shouls take those smokes away from Fwwixili:) [15:50] You: hahahahahah [15:50] Fwwixli Swindlehurst: might help [15:50] You: Fwwixli is allowed to smoke [15:50] You: unless she hates my sculpture [15:50] You: if she hates it, no more ciggies for her [15:50] Pandora Wake: haha:) [15:50] elros Tuominen: lol [15:50] In Kenzo is Offline [15:50] Garret Bakalava: lol [15:51] Lisa Dapto is Offline [15:51] Fwwixli Swindlehurst: I actually moved to inhalers [15:51] You: damn! [15:51] Lisa Dapto is Online [15:51] Garret Bakalava: good for you Fwwixli [15:51] You: actually, "family affair" is also about your new inhaler addiction [15:51] You: you cannot keep secrets from me,Fwwix! [15:52] Lisa Dapto is Offline [15:52] You: Hey Dr. Pastichan, can we talk more about your nOObject mod? [15:52] Fwwixli Swindlehurst: pan ? you got a ben go ? [15:52] You: while waiting for Lisa? [15:52] Lisa Dapto is Online [15:52] Pandora Wake: well Plur, I am pretty impressed, you freinds are just plain freaky from what I can tell haha [15:52] Pandora Wake: ben go? [15:52] You: hmmm..I hope my sculpture is not crashing Lisa's connection [15:53] Pandora Wake: I am SO confused:) [15:53] Plurabelle Posthorn: let's ben go while we wait [15:53] Tran Spire: show Fww the security video you made of her, Wir! [15:53] elros Tuominen: I could tell you something if I would understand a word tho :) [15:53] Pandora Wake: hmmm a pogo stick:) okay ty Fww:) [15:53] Lisa Dapto is Offline [15:53] You: it would be less confusing if there were no grid problems [15:53] Lisa Dapto is Online [15:53] You: do not worry, Fwwix, I have deleted most vids [15:53] Nicci Lane: I froze, [15:53] You: most [15:53] You: yeah, sim is very laggy [15:53] Lisa Dapto: wirx, the sim is not open [15:54] Tran Spire: oh, I thought the grid problems were part of your sculpture Wir [15:54] Pandora Wake: I know elros. I think this is pure impromptu performance art. [15:54] Nicci Lane: very around here [15:54] You: lag is usually the death of the art critic [15:54] You: not open? [15:54] Pandora Wake: but music would be great too. [15:54] You: heheheh [15:54] Tran Spire: yeah music and dancing would be good [15:54] elros Tuominen: oh impromptu art, yes, I have heard of it... [15:54] Tran Spire: while we wait [15:54] Fwwixli Swindlehurst: didje [15:54] Lisa Dapto is Offline [15:54] Fwwixli Swindlehurst: pull out your didje [15:54] Lisa Dapto is Online [15:55] Lisa Dapto: will email you wirx this is great work; great! [15:55] Tran Spire: Lisa do you want us to hold onto you so do don't disappear again? [15:55] elros Tuominen: take care Pan there's some impromptu pieces over your head :P [15:55] You: ok [15:55] Pastichan Yifu is Offline [15:55] You: Pastichan crashed too [15:55] You: could be the sim [15:55] Pandora Wake: no doubt:) [15:55] Tran Spire: go with the flowWir [15:56] Catherine Omega is Online [15:56] Tran Spire: tell us a story [15:56] elros Tuominen: thanks Pan... many thanks [15:56] You: maybe the sim is full..sigh! [15:56] Failed to place object at specified location. Please try again. [15:56] elros Tuominen: I really wanted some music... :) [15:56] Object: Touched by angel number 4 [15:56] You: ok, I am putting this sculpture back up [15:56] Pandora Wake: yeah it really works with the pogo stick and the didgeredoo:) [15:56] You: ...and here is my other one [15:56] Lisa Dapto is Offline [15:57] Plurabelle Posthorn: put out one of your music sculptures elros! [15:57] You: ok Pastichan crashed too...arrrgghh! [15:57] Tran Spire: anyone know any jokes? [15:57] Fwwixli Swindlehurst: London.... [15:57] Fwwixli Swindlehurst: ...so secret... [15:57] Fwwixli Swindlehurst: ...controller of this vast network... [15:57] Fwwixli Swindlehurst: ... [15:57] You: I think Lisa had to go...sigh! [15:57] Fwwixli Swindlehurst: ...upon who's shoulders... [15:57] Fwwixli Swindlehurst: ...ever alert... [15:58] Pandora Wake: :) [15:58] Fwwixli Swindlehurst: ...cut away you fool! [15:58] Tran Spire: How many performance avatars does it take to build a sculpture? [15:58] Catherine Omega is Offline [15:58] Nicci Lane: sound is good [15:58] Pandora Wake: well I mean are we all meant to build onto it? [15:58] aidan Aquacade is Offline [15:59] You: I think due to technical difficulties, we will have to end this performance [15:59] Pandora Wake: 13? [15:59] You: and try it again some other time [15:59] Tran Spire: close [15:59] Pandora Wake: :/ [15:59] elros Tuominen: build onto that one?...... [15:59] Plurabelle Posthorn: hey Wirxl, there will be many more nOObjects, wont it? [15:59] Prijian Toland claps [15:59] Lisa Dapto is Online [15:59] Outy's Particle Dancer v1.4: Online [15:59] You: oh Lisa is back [15:59] Outy's Particle Dancer v1.4: Standing by... [15:59] aidan Aquacade is Online [16:00] You: I was just going to make two for each critic unless more time allowed [16:00] Plurabelle Posthorn: ok, we try one more time? [16:00] You: I know Lisa is short on time [16:00] Garret Bakalava: perhaps she could comment [16:00] elros Tuominen: oh Pan, it's nice sitting here really :)) [16:00] Pandora Wake: I can tell the story of creation. [16:00] Pandora Wake: but it is long and drawn out and exceeds the attention span of the ones it brought about:) [16:00] Fwwixli Swindlehurst: hopyi ? [16:00] Fwwixli Swindlehurst: hopi ? [16:01] elros Tuominen: :)) [16:01] Tran Spire: Wir, is your sculpture for sale? [16:01] You: it would not long and drawn out if for all the connection problems (honestly) [16:01] You: yeah, mine is cheaper version [16:01] You: when the critics modify it, I mark it up [16:01] Pandora Wake: I think really all the creations story merge [16:01] Tran Spire: how much [16:01] Pandora Wake: haha wir:) [16:01] Lisa Dapto is Offline [16:02] Pandora Wake: odd that you mention critics. [16:02] You: ok. I think Lisa will have to come back some other time to work on it [16:02] Pandora Wake: shit my phone is ringing. [16:02] Pandora Wake: burb. [16:02] elros Tuominen: :)) [16:02] Gerd7Gerhard3Loeffler Allstar: bye everybody. cu [16:02] Fwwixli Swindlehurst: hehe [16:02] Gerd7Gerhard3Loeffler Allstar: have to leave. [16:02] DannyDarko Raymaker: bye [16:02] Fwwixli Swindlehurst: see you gerd [16:02] You: Hey Plurabelle, Pastichan crashed before he could give you his nOObject mod [16:02] Gerd7Gerhard3Loeffler Allstar: cu all [16:02] You: feel free to take it and rename it for the archives [16:03] You: he crashed before he could rename it [16:03] Plurabelle Posthorn: ok, thanks Wirxli! [16:03] You: Lisa, can you hear me? [16:03] Plurabelle Posthorn: Thank you so much you gret performance artist! [16:03] DannyDarko Raymaker shouts: the ONE! [16:03] You: lol..too bad about the tech difficulties [16:03] You: it would have been alot smoother otherwise [16:03] You: ok, no response from Lisa [16:04] Mychelle Foley shouts: THE ONLY>>>>>>>>>>>> ANNOYING LAG MAKERS! [16:04] You: ok, everyone, i will leave my nOObjects here for Plurabelle [16:04] Fwwixli Swindlehurst: oh damn neighbours [16:04] DannyDarko Raymaker: allright [16:04] You: Plurabelle, feel free to take these nOObjects [16:04] Coventina Mendicant arches her back and screams while gripping the silk sheets 'oh god, please fuck me harder!' [16:05] You: and keep them here including Pastichan's [16:05] You: I gotta go into RL now [16:05] Suki Usitnov shouts: ok thaqts it this lag is getting beyond ... in 15 minutes im calling ten guys with orbitors and anyone with a first name starting with the letters a through to Z is getting shot [16:05] You: sorry about the connection problems [16:05] Tran Spire is Offline [16:05] Mychelle Foley thrusts her hips harder" you like that dont you?" [16:05] Fwwixli Swindlehurst: kiss mom for me dad [16:05] Loop Luo is Offline [16:05] You: will do [16:05] Suki Usitnov shouts: cant you see we are trying to have a kinky 3 way girl on girl orgy over here with strap ons and dogs and whips and shit i mean come on [16:05] Plurabelle Posthorn accepted your inventory offer. [16:05] Bear Brooks: draw [16:05] Plurabelle Posthorn accepted your inventory offer. [16:06] DannyDarko Raymaker: really nice place [16:06] DannyDarko Raymaker: cheers to everybody [16:06] Fwwixli Swindlehurst: hehe [16:06] You: ok..bye [16:06] You: maybe I can continue the piece with Lisa Dapto when her connection improves [16:06] DannyDarko Raymaker: cheers my friend
Here I am at the grand opening of the brand new Open Source Museum of Open Source Art - OSMOSA. This snapshot was taken right when me and my personal bodyguard met the curator, Deborah Maertens...
To check out the official photos from the OSMOSA opening, click here.
Hey performance art and open source fans!
Phew! The deadly combo of mixing RL (Real Life) with SL (Second Life) has totally worn me out!
I started this blog late last night/early morning and the blogging and other networking/socializing never seem to stop!
Well, I had a good time meeting a bunch of people at the opening and I am in discussions with my colleagues in Second Front a nd the museum to alter the architecture of the building in a performative and realtime way.
Check out the other snapshots from this event...
...here is a close-up of that same moment when I first met Deborah. And yes, I needed at least one close-up to show off the gleaming bling of my Chanel shades. ;-)
The chat-trialogue in this pic is referencing the fact that when we first arrived to meet Deborah, the space was totally laggy and therefore, just about everyone and everything looked totally gray. At the point this snap was taken, the immediate view around us had finally rezzed. However, there were frequent world-crashes and the continuous re-grayfication of OSMOSA...
...I think from this pic, you can see what I mean...some people look like their usual selves but other people were beginning to look rather gray... Maybe their avatar bodies and SL identities are gradually turning into open-source templates for re-mediation? ;-) Bryan Dix (the reporter from the SL-Newspaper) was there but he was so un-rezzed, he appeared to be invisible or at least obscured by some sort of cloaking device! My friend LillyEliska Kralamoc (who has done some PR services for me in the past)was looking even more gray than the B&W Goth gal she usually is! Sugar Seville had better luck for a little while since in the beginning, she only had grayness on her shirt but later on, she lost all of her hair (baldness not pictured here)... On the more colourful side of virtual life, I met a Dutch in-world photographer named Daedalus Young. You will read more about him in a sec...
My good friend Chi5 Shenzhou arrived to check out this opening. She brought along her GF, Jew Hoorenbeek. The guy with the green hair is an artist from Rome, Italy. His SL name is DannyDarko Raymaker but I do not know who he is in RL. He gave me a link to check out but I have since lost it in my IM history...sigh! I added him as a new friend so maybe I will be blogging about his life soon :-)
This is basically just another "action" shot from the opening. In the chat-history, you will notice that my good friend Lior Humphreys was also at this opening. I will tell you about Deborah's open source painting on the wall in a sec...
First of all, I wanted to show you yet another "action" shot from the museum's main lobby. Now you can see what Lior looks like :-) You will also notice that LillyEliska has finally rezzed her fashionable gothic ensemble... In the chat-history, they are all discussing the open-source Beuys oak developed by the Pei twins...
So in no time flat, I managed to convince Daedalus Young to take a group photo of everyone nearby in front of Deborah's open-source Olympia. To check out Young's hi-rez photo, click here.
Here was what the group photo looked like from behind-the-scenes. Other people in this group photo included: Kenny Hubble (who drove around the museum in his motorcycle after this pic), JinSaeDavis Jun (OSMOSA's other curator) and the performance artist, Koco Furse. I mention Koco's cage performance in more detail in my collaborative blog with my adopted foster daughter, Fwwixli Swindlehurst. Interestingly, there was a critic nearby named Lanne Wise from Milwaulkee...I am actually on the hunt for critics to collaborate with for some future projects...maybe I can track her down again and contact her... I hope so!
The group photo session took a little awhile and that was because I kept on trying to invite additional people for the group-pose. I managed to teleport my Second Front co-performer Man Michinaga for the pic... yaaaay!
For this pic, Daedalus instructed some of us to hover in the air while the rest of us (me included) would line-up underneath. I am not sure if he has published this additional group photo yet...
Wow! Sugar is wearing some awesome purple shoes! They are much easier to notice when she is hovering in the air ;-) As you can see, I took a few pix of this group-pose.
On the subject of Sugar and her snazzy shoes, this happens to be my fave snapshot that I took of the event...I guess the close-ups allow me and my friends to display to the world our complete self-absorption and pan-narcissism, eh? Heheheheheh... I am also quite fond of this pic because it showcases my lovely and coveted Scarlett Johansson/RBK earring.
Ok, here is an aerial view showing you that there were other floors to show in addition to the main lobby where I spent most of my time. I did eventually explore the other floors with my foster daughter. If you wish to read more about my jaunt with Fwwixli at OSMOSA, click here...
I arrived just in time with my adopted daughter Fwwixli Swindlehurst and my two personal bodyguards to attend Gazira Babeli's gala opening event for her one-year retrospective exhibition at Odyssey Island's main gallery. This special media event was intended for European press, media and SLebrity VIPs/friends (such as myself).
Hey performance art and retrospective fans,
Finally, I have sobered up enough to post what I recall from attending Gazira Babeli's one-year retrospective at the main gallery on Odyssey Island with my two bodyguards and my foster daughter, Fwwixli Swindlehurst...
As some of you may know, Gaz is a colleague of mine and co-performer in Second Front.
In RL, it takes 10 years for an artist to have their first major retrospective in a gallery and/or museum but in SL, time works so fast, one year is enough to become totally recognized, collected, historicized, archived, institutionalized and reflected upon! I am waiting for my turn to have the exact same experience in a few more months :-)
Ok, I had better show you the rest of the photos I took of the event before my brain blanks out and I will have to wait another year to remember what the last retrospective looked like ;-) So, here we go...
Here is my entourage about to head back to give my personal compliments and congrats to Gaz after literally just checking out Gaz's "Nudes Descending the Staircase" (2007). One of my bodyguards, Bear Brooks was ensuring that his automatic machine gun was cocked and on high alert...As for me, I was simply high! ;-) Yes, it is true, when SLebrities get wasted, they require a pair of dark tinted shades...I got mine from Chanel.
Here we are near the front reception desk of the gallery having a glass of complimentary (and obligatory) red wine. The guards of course, were on the job so I did not expect them to drink at the opening... mind altering drugs, however, is a totally different matter! ;-) I was so elegantly wasted at the time, I am still not sure if I signed Gaz's guestbook correctly... Signing the guestbook at the time this snapshot was taken is the Oslo-based artist/curator, Plurabelle Posthorn. I am glad she was around for Gaz's one-year retrospective because I do not think I remember enough from the show (I am still sobering up) to reflect on it properly...Fortunately for me, Plurabelle did a fantastic job of articulating the wide range of classic Gazjects on display via her related blog posting for the Virtual Artists Alliance.
It was not until we decided to mingle with the crowd in the middle of the gallery that things started to get a bit rowdy. Within minutes, a bunch of Italians appeared and began to do some crazy Lambada type dirty-dancing in what looked like a deserted fire-pit! Oh ok, this must have been one of Gaz's performance scripts....oh wait! Did I pass out during the last time I witnessed and participated Gaz's "Come Together" masterpiece also from 2007? Geez, my excesses must be catching up to me since I am starting to forget where I have seen these pieces before? Oh wait! This is a retrospective...duh! Hmmmm...and where have I seen avatars like Fwwixli mutate before? Whoa! Uh.....I am sure The Ava-Star has been taking notice of my habitual drug use lately...my bodyguards can only protect my body and not my constitution nor my integrity!
Apparently, one of my guards was having "ruthing" problems... Ruthing is when there is a glitch in RL (on other words, a regular day) and you log-in as a default avatar that looks like...well...Ruth...you know? The butchy type of gal that prefers platonic discussions about sex and sports a trashy mullet ;-) Well, maybe a can or two of Mama Gaz's homemade Second Soup oughtta calm my guards' nervers down from their recurring bouts of chronic Ruthitis.
Here is a gratuitous and pointless close-up of me posing with my guard Sturdus Goldblatt next to an original and authentic (yet still unsigned) Gazira Babeli exhibition sign. I took this pic because sturdy Sturdus was about to go off shift. I also decided to take a break from all this sobering up and schmoozing and left with my daughter, Fwwixli. We did not return until 6 PM SL time for the official exhibition opening....Replacing Sturdus was his company's boss, Nick Kelly...
Ok, here we are at the 6 PM opening... I just took this snapshot to show off my heart-shaped earring by Scarlett Johansson's signature 3sRBK line from Reebok. Do you like it? Can you see it? Should I have made a tiff file of a cropped image where I would zoom in to get a closer look at my ear? I think the Gaz impersonator in the background is Second Front co-performer, Man Michinaga. It is amazing who you can look like for a total of L$1! If you are wondering what those paintings in the background are doing with those "3D" chairs installed right in the middle of them, lets just say that I gotta be Frank with you, this isn't Canadian Bacon. In fact, this is where Fwwixli mutated herself for awhile!
Here is a pic that shows my new bodyguard Nick Kelly for the first time (well, she was in the previous pic but you could see her because she was buried underneath Fwwixli...Yes, Nick is actually a "she" and not a "he". As for me, my gender is also often confused especially when Fwwixli calls me "Daddy". I gotta admit though, I am actually what is known as a SLemale! I hope I will not be marginalized for saying this...hmmm...then again in the realm of performance art, marginalization and tokenism might work to my advantage! Then again, living on the margins might spoil my hard-earned SLebrity status.
Here is an aerial view of Gaz's retrospective exhibition...
...and here is yet another aerial view.
"Vino?" exclaimed Pei May (Franco Mattes) of the amazing duet with Pei Twang (Eva Mattes) called 0100101110101101.org Yes Pei and Pei, I will have some Italian red vino and I think both of you should get yourself your own bodyguards as 2007 has been a very risky year for us artists wrapped up in the SLarts Renaissance period. As soon as SL's Mannerist phase enters the scene (probably with the arrival of voice-chat in June), we will all be victims of our own fame....oh! Doomsday Idol! ;-) Seriously though, I told Pei and Pei that they really need to protect themselves soon. The price for becoming famous (even virtually famous) is that eventually, people like ourselves become unwitting victims of potential stalking (I like stalking sometimes, in moderation) and griefing (I like griefing sometimes, when it is called "performance art").
I took this pic to show how Italian things have become in SL lately...I am guessing it was the Italians all along who imported their flourishing artistic Renaissance into Second Life. Speaking of Italians, I was pleased to see that the in-world photographer Marco Manray was able to attend Gaz's opening.
This pic was taken towards the end of my evening where I invited the CEO of the SLenquirer, Lanai Jarrico to the event...Looks like she was not the only one who brought along some personal protection so I do not feel so alone anymore in my choice to hire bodyguards....You may also notice in the chat history that Second Front co-members, Tran Spire and Lizsolo Mathilde attended the event. My partner and co-member Tea Chenille also attended this event...the pictures of her are on my blog all about Fwwixli...
It was actually from reading the previous issue of The Avastar that I learned about the popularity of adoption agencies in SL. As a result, I felt the sudden paternal/maternal urge (yes, I am transgendered in SL) to adopt my own kid.
For more information about my new daughter, check out our official collaborative blog.
Left-Right: Fwwixli wearing a DRI t-shirt and Wirxli wearing the usual casual attire... Wirxli chose the DRI shirt because it reminded him of his own RL(Real Life) youth..
Hey performance art fans,
I am pleased to announce that I am the proud new parent of my new adopted child, Fwwixli Swindlehurst...
You could read all about the new parenthood situation on our new collective blog.
Posing in front of the blue starting SLope - Left-right: Wirxli (me), Miulew Takahe, Junivers Stockholm (hyper-flute), Bingo Onomatopoeia and Way Sands (hyper-cello). Miulew and Bingo are going to be "HUDers" while Junivers and Way will be among the mini-legion of "Classicists". Photo by Evo Szuyuan.
Aerial view of Haidplatz. This view shows the blue, purple SLopes and part of the pink SLope. Photo by Evo Szuyuan.
Here is a pic that I took where I show some of the performers' nametags for your convenient benefit. You can see a colourbar to my left. That is part of the performance HUD designed by Bingo.
