I found some time for simploring again. Yesterday I visited the “Gates of memories“. The sim’s description in the landmark is short: “We don’t remember days, we remember moments“. So what is it about? Basically it is a sparse winter landscape with two small houses. The whole island is snowbound and it is snowing permanently. Embedded in this scenery is art which is outstanding in the quite monotonous scenery.
Jan 25th: Diomita in art at “Gates of memories” (1). Left sculpture by Raya Jonson, right sculpture by Mistero Hifeng.
As the whole island is snowbound and the sky is gray and as it is snowing, you won’t see many colours. Hence, every coloured piece gets particular attention in this surrounding, like the coloured paper laterns that you see first time when landing in the sim. Later I came across a red car with a christmas tree on it’s roof. This car would not get any attention elsewhere but here it is a real eye candy, literally glowing red.
Jan 25th: Diomita in art at “Gates of memories” (2)
For me, “Gates of memories” represents another way to exhibit art. You can become part of it as you walk through it, sit beside it or even on it, get close to it and as you become part of it as a counterpart of the art itself. The fact that the art is in a virtual world and thus only exsists temporarily plus the fact that you become part of the art by walking through it or standing next to it , makes a visit unique. What is left are memories and maybe a few pictures which capture the moment.
Jan 25th: Diomita in art at “Gates of memories” (3). Sculptures by Mistero Hifeng.
There’s a detailled description of the sim in Inara Pey’s “Living in a Modemworld” blog titeled “Stepping through the Gates of Memories in Second Life” with her impressions of this region. “Gates of memories” was created by the photographer shelly70 and the following quote from her profile fits perfectly with her sim “Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take but by the moments that take our breath away“.
Jan 25th: Diomita in art at “Gates of memories” (4). Sculptures by Mistero Hifeng.
Related link in Inara Pey’s Living in a Modemworld blog:
http://modemworld.me/2016/01/19/stepping-through-the-gates-of-memories-in-second-life/
Landmark “Gates of memories”:
http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Amazing/218/150/23
Enjoy your own visit and create your own memories! Thank you shelly70 for providing the sim for our pleasure and memories.
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