Jaz (jessamine2108) invited me to the opening of “Totems”, an exhibition by Lalie Sorbet at the Third Eye Gallery. I couldn’t attend the opening itself, but visited the exhibition one day later.
Impressions of Totems by Lalie Sorbet @ Third Eye Gallery (left side exhibition poster) (1)
The exhibition consists of about 15 high and small boxes, wich are semi-transparent. A texture is displayed and moves along horizontally. The viewer sees the back through the semi-transparent front. The constant slow movement creates a complex picture that seems to be moving. The texture itself consists of leaves, blossoms, branches .. at least something related to nature.
Impressions of Totems by Lalie Sorbet @ Third Eye Gallery (2)
Lalie Sorbet wrote about “Totems”:
“Here is the creation of an artistic / photographic work, carried out thanks to an Artificial Intelligence called, MidJourney. Its specificity: giving the AI words, sentences, poems or photos, and artificial intelligence thanks to its database (this one being more oriented towards art) will create images. It remains to choose the images and rework them. These plant totems speak to us of nature, its diversity, its beauty, the imagination and the inspiration it provides but above all that it protects us and that therefore we must protect it in return.”
I zoomed in into the boxes and took pictures of the details. What I saw is amazing – each snaphot taken like this is also a piece of art. The snapshots also provide an impression of the complexity which you might not see when looking at the large boxes from farer away.
Impressions of Totems by Lalie Sorbet @ Third Eye Gallery (3)
I came across Lalie Sorbet just once far. Lalie participated in an exhibition at La Maison d’Aneli back in 2020 (read here) She is in Second Life since 2008. She’s a French artist and photographer, who lives and works between South India, on the Coromandel coast and the south of France. She has this passion for creating images. She likes to explore all possibilities of expression: video, 3D, collage, painting, drawing, photography, AI, reports. (taken from the accompanying notecard).
Lalie has an own website, which provides a deeper insight into her art in RL, a flickr page for RL photographs and another flickr page for SL pictures and art.
I noticed that you can buy the boxes. I don’t know if it is a by accident or intended. Each box was just 1 L$. I “bought” some and left a tip at the donation box at the exhibition. Two boxes are now part of my growing art park at my place in Second Life. Thank you, Lalie!
Two Totems by Lalie Sorbet at my homeplace in Second Life
Third Eye is Jaz (jessamine2108)’s home and gallery – a place that is designed to showcase art, particles, inspire stories, and offer a quiet place to relax and rejuvenate. Jaz says: “It is the culmination of my many dreams – to create a place that nurtures and helps the growth of all types of creative endeavors – be it words, pictures, or particles.“
Thank you Jaz (jessamine2108) for providing the space for the arts. Thank you Lalie Sorbet for your intriguing art. I really like your work and the creative use of AI and how you made these “living” boxes.
Landmark to Third Eye Gallery and to Totems by Lalie Sorbet
http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Ravenglass/13/165/1002
Lalie Sorbet’s website
http://www.laliesorbet.com/
Lalie Sorbet’s flickr page
http://www.flickr.com/photos/lalie_sorbet/
Lalie Sorbet’s SL flickr page
https://www.flickr.com/photos/87359584@N04/
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