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When asked, I said in a matter of fact tone,
We have known each other before time. We ran with the pirates as children, then sought asylum in the monasteries, only to find that we were to be trained as ninjas. Though we didn’t expect it, we went with what was given to us, as we were young and eager to learn. We have found ourselves stranded in the mountains, buried at sea, and running face to face with the Huns. Either way, we maintained connection, retained clarity, and prevailed. The odds seemed to be against us, to try our strength and devotion, but in the deeper sense, it was god’s way of having fun with us, as such bonds cannot be broken. So is the way of our path in this unstable world.
There was a long pause, then they asked, “How long ago was this?”
Unfortunately for me, just as I was getting into the swing of things the power went out in RL ...I hope to return in the next day or so to finish exploring
The Path: slurl.com/secondlife/LEA2/181/185/23
The Path - Maya Paris -
The Path is an immersive project based around the exquisite corpse concept sometimes used by the Surrealists. Essentially, each chosen artist adds to a composition in sequence. Eight artists were invited to stand upon one of eight different coloured boxes I had set up. Once all had chosen a box to stand on, a chart was rezzed which listed the order of colours which would hten dictate the sequence of artists to compose the scenes for a narrative.
So if red was the first colour on the chart, then the artist standing on the red cube would begin the narrative. If blue were next then the artist on the blue cube would continue the story after red had passed their part on to them.
The artist who goes first composes a short start to a story. They then pass on this segment to the artist who is next on the list. That artist would then write up a continuation of the narrative and pass it on to the third artist. This would continue until reaching the eighth and final artist.
This was the random order of artists:
1-Bryn Oh
2-Colin Fizgig
3-Marcus Inkpen
4-Desdemona Enfield / Douglas Story
5-Maya Paris
6-Claudia222 Jewell
7-Scottius Polke
8-Rose Borchovski
I would like to thank all the artists involved for working so hard on this project and in such a professional manner.
They created a truly brilliant experience for me and hopefully for all the guests as well.
Tampa Bay's own Dundu Dole Urban African Ballet performs "The Path" at Eckerd College's Bininger Theatre (Feb. 10, 2010).
Part of The Plight and Promise of Africa: An Eckerd College Initiative.