NMC Campus Observer

Visit NMC Campus 9 for “On Their Journeys” - Art Installation by Strawberry Holiday

CDB Barkley (aka Alan Levine) : Jan 17, 2008 11:53pm

Going back to our first days in Second Life, the NMC Campus has been a place dedicated to showcasing some of the best of original SL art, and this continues with an exciting new exhibit located on NMC Campus 9.

This is a 3d immersion installation based on two paintings by Strawberry Holiday called “Certainty” and “Reality.” When combined, they’re called “On Their Journeys.”

Strawberry Holiday, speaking about “On Their Journeys” says:

The beginning represents reality in a lot of ways for me. It’s a symbolic woman just beginning to find her way. When you reach the end of a build, you find a confidant woman in her element: where I want to be.

Strawberry Holliday is a a RL artist and plus-size woman who is an advocate for size acceptance in Second Life. Her many endeavors in Second life include her plus-size store Peachy Accessories. Her art is featured in several places in Second Life, including The Second Louvre Museum as well as her own Winged Strawberry Gallery located on Da Boom (50, 213, 38).

A preschool teacher in Washington State in Real Life Strawberry loves to show children beauty and introduce them to intellectual thought via art. Her goal is that children will hopefully seek out beauty in all forms: peace, truth, love and art. Strawberry’s own distinct art often mixes a colorful child-like style with uncomfortable subjects. Her popular Second Life art installation “A Fishbowl View” is a 3D rendition of several of her RL art pieces, including the title piece.

You can find this exhibit now on NMC Campus 9. Strawberry provides suggestions for optimal viewing:

Stay on the Path - Everything in this build is interactive. There are sounds, particles, lights, and textures that change and interact with your avatar. But they’re all based on your avatars location. If you’re not on the path, you’ll miss the interactive parts !
Keep Flying! It’s OKAY to fall off! Every Journey has it’s setbacks! Just pick yourself up and keep going!
Force sun to midnight under World>Force Sun> Midnight
Enable Bumpmapping and Shiny in Edit > Preferences > Graphics Detail > Shaders > Enable Bumpmapping and Shiny
Enable Local Lighting in Edit> Preferences>Graphics Detail>Lighting Detail>Nearby Local Lights