About DynaFleur - An Immersive Art Installation
Douglas Story & Desdemona Enfield
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Dizzy Banjo - music and sound
Poid Mahovlich – terraforming
Spanning an entire sim on Princeton University’s virtual campus, DynaFleur is the kind of experience that truly is possible only in Second Life.
Opening to the public on Saturday, January 5th, DynaFleur presents the almost abstract close-up floral photography of Douglas Story in a very unusual way. The monumental and colorful installation is cradled by a specially commissioned landscape created by Poid Mahovlich. As you walk (and fall) through it, you are immersed in the densely layered sound design of Dizzy Banjo which is tailored to accompany the movements of the elements of the piece that surround you, all of them moving and changing in response to your presence. This magic is powered by complex scripts written by the talented and energetic Desdemona Enfield, which in turn were based on the open-source Reflexive Architecture scripts made available by Keystone Bouchard and his group.
One early visitor said, in response to one of the three main sections of the sprawling piece, “I don’t know whether I’m in awe or creeped out.” The makers of DynaFleur were oddly pleased by this statement.
Experiencing DynaFleur is one of those Second Life 'wow' moments that is not to be missed. The opening reception with the artists is scheduled for Saturday, January 5th at 12 noon SLT, followed by ballroom dancing from 2 to 4 pm SLT with music and dj services provided by the proprietor of the Blue Note jazz club, Naydee McGettigan.
The sim will be closed to the general public until the 5th, but
members of the press who wish a preview are invited to contact Douglas Story in-world or via email at Douglas.story@gmail.com.
The artists would like to express special thanks to Princeton University and most especially to Princeton’s in-world representative Persis Trilling.
FlowerBall, a previous collaboration by Douglas, Desdemona and AldoManutio Abruzzo was named as one of the ‘Ten Best Art Installations in Second Life’ by the New World Notes blog.
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Location:
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Saturday 5th January
Reception 12 - 2pm STL
Ballroom Dancing 2- 4pm SLT
http://dynafleur.blogspot.com/
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