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riday, October 10, 2008 - 6:00pm - Saturday, November 8, 2008 - 5:00pm Spire Reloaded: Patrick Lichty Opening Friday October 10, 2008 from 6pm-10pm october 10 - november 8 Also come to a special art opening online at www.secondlife.com in the "I AM COLUMBIA" island showcasing one of Patrick's virtual sculptures. Check web site for details. "For a long time, I have been fascinated with "obsolete spaces", or places that have fallen into disuse or been destroyed for the same reason. This includes the Hulett Ore Loaders near Cleveland, the Adak Naval base in Alaska, and now the recently dismantled Berwyn Spire. These represent the loss of certain parts of American identity in a society that is obsessed with the "new". For this series, I documented the piece in the last year of its existence, and also made an interpretation of it in the 3D online world, Second Life. I did this as I feel that the Spire only exists in memory and our cultural databanks now, and I felt that by having a virtual version to contrast with the actual one was a fitting tribute to this iconic piece of Americana." _______________________________________________ NetBehaviour mailing list [email protected] http://www.netbehaviour.org/mailman/listinfo/netbehaviour
