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Morris Vig of Oyster Bay Sculpture Garden had a fine idea for an interactive post on his group blog this week,”Why use sl as an artistic medium itself?” Here was my reply:

“Do not underestimate the power of the network! There is the lone wolf practice of art making here like in rl but in sl networked powered collaboration is what is so fascinating to me. This is related to what AldoManutio Abruzzo said at the top - visual artists, sound artists, programmers, curators, Germans, cross-dressers, you name it. What I have found is, unlike the rl art I’ve experienced in my life, the endless series of connections in sl enables new energy and new ideas to form. This goes well beyond the question of whether it’s sl made prims vs. scanned rl art. But be careful, the network can take over and leave you wondering what your art and yourself are all about. Collaborate, be true to yourself, create things no one has ever heard, seen or touched. That is what sl as an art medium is about to me.”

Be sure to check out other people’s comments at Morris’s blog.