Beyond Human

Take a wondrous, challenging journey into an enchanted world Beyond Human.

A Second Life collaboration by Arahan Claveau & Ichibot Nishi.
Conceived and created for Brooklyn is Watching 2009.
Video by Arahan Claveau.
Music by Beethoven.
Higher quality version here -
http://blip.tv/file/2400932/

"Quotes are scattered throughout the piece, which seem to refer to some sort of religious text. The use of these passages points to the piece having a beating heart there is an actual message the artists are getting at, even if its obscure. The language of religious dogma which tends to be exaggerated fantastic passionate naïve fits perfectly into an overall vocabulary of camp and the artists appropriation of it is their bid for seriousness. You cant help but be struck by the how genuine the quotes sound, even if you know deep down that they refer to something the artists find insidious."
Amy Freelunch

"The work is pukey, zany, hilarious, naughty, and celebrates the strangeness of suburbia while also acknowledging its sad and horrible chains. Furthermore, the artists even give you a living room area to sit and contemplate the politics of beauty and the politics of who has the power to name beauty; to question the politics of personal taste and aesthetics, to question ourselves, and the crazy world we live in. Isnt that what art should do?"
MonCherrie Afterthought

Camp and SL by Amy Freelunch - http://amyfreelunch.wordpress.com/2009/01/09/camp-and-sl

Kitsch & Camp in SL (a response) - http://arahanclaveau.blogspot.com/2009/01/kitsch-camp-in-sl-response.html

Category:

Film & Animation

Tags:

• Arahan Claveau
• Ichibot Nishi
• Brooklyn is Watching
• Heaven's Gate
• Scientology
• Cults
• Kitsch
• Camp
• Death
• Rebirth
• Second Life
• Machinima

[penumbracarter]

Bravo! Elegant.

[pazuk]

Much obliged Ms Carter!

[IridescentEye]

If you would both like to lie down on the couches over there ..... just one more moment, still analysing the symbolism.

Well done Mr. (ooh no wait, I don't like Mr. ..... such an imposition on a man can't be good) ...... well done Pazuk, one of your better ones for sure ..... especially liked the draw distance phasing out at the end .... gave it an emphemeral dreamlike quality ...... thumbs up

[pazuk]

Yo Mr Eye. Arahan or Steve is fine thank you!

And thank you for watching ;)

[Shift4chizzle]

i thought this was gonna be about robots

[VanessaVanAlstyne]

purdy.

[m3ta4r]

Wow! For a Second Machinima that was beautifully done and on a sim that can be so laggy, brilliant.