 Special is for the first time you're given the key to existing within the heart of the art. Today I'm going to talk about how I created a world celebrating her life and achievements in virtual reality for the unfinished business. When I first started researching about Dr. Alison Jolly, she first shone out to me through her love for lemurs, which I have shared ever since I was a kid. I had a bunch of lemur toys, which were my absolute fave, and I carried one in particular around with me everywhere. I was just so captivated by their bright amber eyes and really striking tails, I could just watch them all day. Then through talking with Margretta, for the first time hearing about Alison from a daughter's perspective, I was absolutely inspired by her pioneering conservation work, a creativity, I mean more. To create this piece, I used the painting software Tilt Brush, which allows me to paint in 3D space. For the VR performance especially, I used Mixed Reality Technology, which basically means I used a little bit of green screen magic to pop my physical person inside the virtual space. It ends up looking like this. It gives the illusion I am actually inside a virtual simulation, which is actually pretty cool. The world I created is formed of two sets, Alison's Study, also known as her spiritual home, and Brenti, which we see through a photo frame in Alison's Study. These locations were so special to Alison that I just had to paint them both. I painted some leaves creeping through the frame to reflect how Brenti was always with Alison, even though she was in her study, it was always in her heart. These names in the piece were shown to me by Margretta from Alison's Collection and I was just in awe. Such a beautiful photograph, I think it really shows the nurture in nature and it's just a real cute glimpse into the societal structure of these primates. Hanta Rasa Mimanana, Alison's best friend, is also present with her in Brenti. Hanta first met Alison in 1983, born and raised in Antananarito, recently she had the honour of being dubbed Madagascar's Lema Lady by the television channel CNN. But probably more important is her knighthood of magazine national order and a new master's degree in primate conservation. It would have been wrong to not include Hanta in Brenti with Alison. The bond they had was very special and I really wanted to highlight that. I thought I'd put this little lemur at sunbathing here, just a sort of subtly hint at light coming off Hanta. Even just do talking with Hanta over email, I got a huge sense of light that she just exudes and I could tell she was an absolutely huge light in Alison's life. Here we have the entrance to the reserve in Brenti, which I know meant a lot to Alison and everyone. It was awesome to collaborate with the band Villon Androi, led by Nofisua January Androi Sergi, who was born in Madagascar in 1974. With his group he has performed in South Korea, Mauritius, France and Ivory Coast. This song is called Pilake. I've decorated around the space with typical magazine flora. Madagascar is one of the world's largest natural jewels. Did you know that over 90% of Madagascar's flora and fauna are only found on the island and nowhere else? It's just fascinating. So many different textures and shapes not seen anywhere else in the world. Made for some really interesting performance moves. I also included some of the flora close to Alison. From talking with Maya Greta, I heard that Alison's study overlooked her beautifully tended garden and she even had some binoculars on her desk so she could keep watch for wing visitors. It really was a joy to create this piece and it felt like such an honour to bring to life Alison Jolly's world.