The Artfish : Not Everything Is Plain Black & White

The White Room : At the start and end of the art space.

'Not Everything Is Plain Black & White' 
by Fuschia Nightfire Exhibition 
runs from 20th January until 20th February 2012 
maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/MetaLES/56/62/30

What has always been the most attractive quality about art in second life is the creation of immersive, interactive environments to examine an art idea.
In Fuschia Nightfire's 'Not Everything Is Plain Black & White' - this quality is very much explored through a series of virtual spaces within the art environment.

The exhibit starts you off in what resembles a ready room. The space is almost blindingly white. Behind you is a small stall offering vendors for free skins, clothes and tattoo layers in black, white and shades of grey to entice you into becoming one with the art.
Thusly inspired, D decided to  go exploring as a mythical winged zebranoid.

(Hair by KMADD, Wings by Black Lace, Boots by Boudoir, Claws by Dita's Diabolique)

Into the Void 

You wander along a path through several key stages in the exhibit. Clever use of textures and animations make the environment uneasy, disorientating and jarring in some places.  Straying from the path leads you to some other more static exhibits that are equally curious and thought provoking.

Zebra meets zebra crossing

It very much employs the engagement of wonderment in an alice down the rabbit hole sort of way. 

Fall through the void and into an ocean of stars….

Dance through the stars to a planet that condenses into a city which wobbles like jelly…

Amongst the herd

Travel through a surreal mirror lake with its own box gallery that shimmers like a mirage in a greyed out savannah…

The Big Bissous

The above are just a few choice points along the path. More pictures can be seen in Ourfish's Art Aquarium

Additional Information :

Videos of this installation:

by Spiral Silverstar http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u__XaAPelXw

by Fuschia Nightfire http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X8HO9ZzGSKQ

by Praxisfield Resident http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SNDmcwFhvSw

Blogs about this installation:

http://caitlintobias.com/2012/01/26/not-everything-is-plain-bw/

http://lnlsquare.blogspot.com

http://eddihaskell.blogspot.com/2012/01/second-life-art-installation-not.html

http://honourmcmillan.wordpress.com/

http://quanlavender.blogspot.com/2012/01/sneak-preview-things-are-more-shades-of.html

http://metalesperformance.blogspot.com/

The Travelfish: Virtual Tourism in China. (Secondlife/China/107/124/1250)

China, China
D and F of Ourfish were remarking to ourselves how we wished there were more places like this in Second Life to visit. China is unique as a place to explore. It's a 3D world made from 2D forms and feels very much like a walk through into the masterful brushstrokes of an ancient calligrapher

The mono-tonal hues, gestured mountains and broad-washed sky create an amazingly tranquil space. 

China is quite an interesting place to photograph as you in-turn become a participant of the art, creating your own painting by gathering 'brush strokes' in a composition from your own perspective.

Some angles might capture a feeling of desolation...

Other angles create a different atmosphere within the "painting"

Finally, after your exploration you can visit the gift shop and buy a souvenir.
For a donation to the sim this snow globe replica of China can be yours.