Sculpture by Strisciare Dallagio
As you some of you may know Second Pride Festival was running in SL last week. I was walking around last Saturday, to explore the parts i didn’t visited and entered the “museum”.
Some interesting works, some not so interesting, but this one took my attention. Sadly i didn’t noted the name, sadly is not there anymore, but i was lucky enough to take a pic of it, at least to a part of it.
There were two groups, one with two men, the other with two women. Caged and trying to compose a heart together. The cages were covered with words and expressions like “Family”, “The team”, “Abuse”, “They will see us”, “What will they think?”, … In some words, a fascinating artwork about the social pressure and and the fears someone may have to front to accept himself, to accept his love.
I hope to see more works by this creator soon, really touching…
"Gender", tiny SL-photography show @ Pride Festival 2009
Thanks to Eric Quimby, who donated the space, i’m running an small SL-photography show at Second Pride Festival 2009. Images by Silverdrake Sparrow, Lacie Babenco and myself about some visions about “Gender” as a human issue. I’d like to paste here part of the notacard for the show:
Gender is one of the most important human topics. It defines us, personally and socially, and sometimes it can be hard to combine this two sides of it. What happens when the social and personal sides are not fitting? What if you accept your gender but not the social stereotypes?
In this space three SL-photographers tried to show some visions about Gender. Silverdrake Sparrow with her images about the stereotypes, asking why the heroine can’t save the boy instead of the tradition in culture. Raul Crimson talks about the social limits of gender with characters using crossed attributes or attitudes. Lacie Babenco with the power of gender to define us deeply and simply, the naked truth.
Gender is still an issue in a virtual world, even we all have the freedom to choose here the issues remain or even get bigger. Be free to be yourself, choose who you want to be and ask respect for your election.
It was opened on May 23rd and will be there for one week, while Second Pride Festival is running. I’d love if you visit it and share your opinion here, here you are the SLurl.
This year Second Pride will support the work of Amnesty International and their work against homophobia in the world, specially but not only in China, Middle East, Africa and Eastern and Central Europe. Is a good time to remember there are some countries were being homosexual is illegal and has penalties from being some months in jail, life in prison or even death penalty. Take a look at the Wikipedia for more information about this.
This year Pride Festival is six sims, two comercial ones and four with rides and other events, go and take a look:
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