August announcements and last chance to see...

We will soon be changing the major exhibits at the gallery. Myself, Nebulosus and Ichibot will all be presenting new work which will be on display from August 31st. Please make a note in your diaries.

Earlier this month we hinted that Ichibot would be joined by a new guest and I can now reveal that it will be a collaboration with the awesome talent of Selavy Oh. They previously worked together at Brooklyn is Watching to much acclaim and we're excited to see what they create for Arthole.

Ichibot's current installation on level 3; λ.mnemonic, will be removed from Friday 1st August and the level closed off, so this is your last chance to see this outstanding work.

The rest of the gallery will remain accessible as normal.

-Arahan-

Chasm by Nebulosus Severine

(higher quality version at BlipTV)

Teleport

'Chasm' - Nebulosus Severine
Windlight - Sp00ky Graves
Video - Arahan Claveau
Music - Bill Laswell & Tetsu Inoue
©2008 Arahan Claveau

Neb's sim project - update #3

http://slurl.com/secondlife/Cow/196/42/23

The title of this installation is 'Chasm.'

I have added two major structures to the sim today. You can fly up and through them. Also, you will quickly notice that there is only one way to get from one side of the sim to the other (if you pay attention to details you will figure it out). I have also changed the terrain textures a little bit.

Turning your draw distance to maximum is advised.
(Edit - Preferences - Graphics - Check the "custom" box if it is not already - Draw Distance: 512)

If you do not have a flight assist, you will need to wear a Flight Feather to explore. There is a dispenser with a free Flight Feather at the arrival point.

Please see the previous update for Windlight information - I have a special setting in mind that is essential to viewing this installation. Instructions are included here:
http://chromotive.blogspot.com/2008/07/sim-project-update-2-windlight-music.html

More details soon.

Ichibot returns to Brooklyn

Go see what he's been up to at Brooklyn is Watching this week.

Neb's sim project update #2 - Windlight & music stream

To visit the sim please use the following SLurl:
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Cow/197/41/22

I added a music stream today (SomaFM's 'Doomed'), so be sure to listen in when you're visiting the sim.

I also have a Windlight setting for optimal viewing.

My friend sp00ky has been helping me out a bit with my project and created Windlight sky & water settings that complement the setting perfectly.

Installing them might seem a bit complicated but is actually quite easy and takes only a moment or two, and I promise you the effect is worth it.

1.) Download the zip file here --
http://www.crabcult.com/ShineMod_DarkWater.rar

2.) Unzip the files (if you don't have Winrar, you can download that for free here -- http://www.rarlab.com) and extract them to the following locations:

Dark%20Water.xml -- C:\Program Files\SecondLife\app_settings\windlight\water
Shine%20Modified.xml -- C:\Program Files\SecondLife\app_settings\windlight\skies

[Note: if you use the Release Candidate version of SL, be sure to unzip these to the appropriate Release Candidate folders instead.]

(click pictures for higher resolution)

Extracting files

3.) To see the new Windlight settings, you must restart Second Life. Then, in the 'World' menu, select 'Environment Editor.' Press the 'Advanced Sky' button and choose 'Shine Modified' from the list. Press the 'Advanced Water' menu and choose 'Dark Water.'

Environment Editor



Advanced Sky



Advanced Water

You can reset the skies/water at any time by choosing a different Windlight setting or by reverting to region default under 'Environment Settings.'

Update to 'Top Secret'

My original 'Top Secret' plans have been scrapped and I am starting over. However, rather than waiting to open the sim, I will now allow open access so that anyone who is curious can come check out the work as it progresses. I only have the sim for about another month so I may as well make the most of it.

There isn't much yet here to see, but you may come visit by following this SLurl:

http://slurl.com/secondlife/Cow/197/41/22

More updates soon!

Machinima Love at art.xxXtenxion 2008

Date - Thursday 24th July 2008
Location - Kino Wintergarten, Bertoldstraße 9, Regensburg, Germany

Showing at 5.10pm two machinima by Arahan Claveau, documenting the work of Juria Yoshikawa.

Program 1 :: Machinima Art Videos

"Besides the machinima technique being used for the creation of new movies of imagined stories, it is also widely used for the purpose of documentation, serving as a link between the real world and virtual worlds. As pioneering artists have started exploring the use of virtual worlds to create new works of art, a range of machinima have been created trying to capture these new experiences. In this program a selection of art documentaries will be shown that highlight some of the most interesting works of art as well a shine a light on the richness and versatility of the Art World as it exists in Second Life."

Full details here.

August teaser

More details soon ...

Arahan's machinima featured on New World Notes

Climbing The Tower Of Light: Machinima Of A Metaverse-Based Art Installation
"...This machinima by Arahan Claveau perfectly captures the Tower's eerie, irreducible presence. As this older project suggests, Claveau is himself no slouch in the SL arts..."

*Click the link above to read the article.

Arthole Doodle by Flea Bussy

Flea gave us this doodle he'd drawn a while ago and we have it on display in the lobby of the gallery. It was such a nice gesture and we look so cute!

Video for Brooklyn is Watching

I was invited by Jay Newt from Brooklyn is Watching to contribute a video to this weeks podcast, this is how it turned out. I chose to feature a new work by DanCoyote Antonelli, it was the most visually spectacular piece on display this week and made a great subject for video.


The alternative version has extracts taken from the audio podcast:

episodic.collection

For those who missed Ichibot's recent outstanding achievement at Virtual Holland (shame on you), I created an album of images to commemorate the work -


Find more photos like this on Watashi Wa Iru

Top of the Pops

Sasun Steinbeck has just rated Arthole as one of her personal favourite galleries. Not bad out of a list of nearly five hundred that she maintains with her Art Galleries of SL kiosk.

Vexing Bettina

Bettina Tizzy from Not Possible in Real Life has posted an amusingly titled blog, the first of what will apparently be a three part article relating to Arthole. In particular she talks about my latest work 'Injustice'.