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<strong>360</strong> <strong>GRADI</strong> Magazine<br />
Italian<br />
ARTIST<br />
MISTERO HIFENG<br />
In the Second Life Italian Artists<br />
panorama, Mistero Hifeng stands out as<br />
a famous sculptor.<br />
STRUKTURO,<br />
THE MENTAL<br />
DECONSTRUCTION<br />
EMBLEM<br />
ALEY KAT,<br />
AWESOME SINGER IN<br />
The voice of Aley Kat cheers the<br />
evenings of many fans. Let’s know<br />
better this extraordinary singer.<br />
Second Life<br />
SKIP STAHELI<br />
P hotography<br />
Skip Staheli’s photographs have<br />
become an icon of beauty in the virtual<br />
photography scenario.<br />
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CONTENT<br />
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Second<br />
FLORENCE<br />
Life<br />
Destinations<br />
presented us with<br />
a refined region,<br />
created with the<br />
Italian landscape in<br />
mind.<br />
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Emblem<br />
STRUKTURO<br />
of the<br />
mental<br />
deconstruction, of<br />
the<br />
the decay of an<br />
era, this new region<br />
offers exciting food<br />
for thought.<br />
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Mistero<br />
MISTERO<br />
HIFENG<br />
Hifeng is<br />
well known.<br />
Let’s take a journey<br />
together into the<br />
artist’s world.<br />
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In<br />
ALEY KAT<br />
the music<br />
world, Aley Kat is<br />
a well-known and<br />
respected singer.<br />
Let’s get to know<br />
her better in this<br />
exclusive interview.<br />
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Elisea<br />
ELISEA CARTER<br />
Carter is<br />
a high fashion<br />
designer, refined and<br />
attentive to the style<br />
evolution. Let’s know<br />
her better in this<br />
interview.<br />
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Skip<br />
SKIP STAHELI<br />
Staheli<br />
is a famous<br />
photographer<br />
whose images make<br />
hundreds of people<br />
dream.<br />
Let’s meet him in this<br />
exclusive interview.<br />
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Noir’Wen<br />
NOIR’WEN<br />
CITY FESTIVAL<br />
City<br />
Festival is a gigantic<br />
art and shopping<br />
event, full of stores,<br />
art exhibitions, and<br />
photo contests.<br />
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The<br />
DECOR<br />
BLOGGERS<br />
spaces<br />
decoration is one of<br />
the most appreciated<br />
in Second Life. We<br />
explore the world of<br />
decor bloggers.<br />
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Spectacular<br />
CHOOSEN ON<br />
FLICKR<br />
images<br />
found on Flickr.<br />
We explore new<br />
artists.<br />
<strong>360</strong> <strong>GRADI</strong> <strong>MAGAZINE</strong> is a magazine that deals with Second Life at <strong>360</strong>°. Destinations, Art, Music, Fashion, Photography, Furniture, and<br />
Decoration all in one bi-monthly magazine. You can read the magazine directly inworld, wearing it as HUD. Pick up your issue by going to Kiosk.<br />
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Welcome to number 0 of <strong>360</strong> <strong>GRADI</strong> <strong>MAGAZINE</strong>.<br />
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MISTERO HIFENG ALEY KAT SKIP STAHELI<br />
Mistero Hifeng is an<br />
Italian artist who stands<br />
out for his unmistakable<br />
style of a sculptor.<br />
Aley Kat is an excellent<br />
live singer; her<br />
performances cheer the<br />
evenings of many fans.<br />
Skip Staheli’s images<br />
are an icon of beauty in<br />
the virtual photography<br />
scenario.<br />
WELCOME<br />
Welcome to issue 0 of the magazine.<br />
In this first issue we we know better:<br />
we introduce ourselves and we tell our<br />
ideas to the readers and readers give us<br />
suggestions, ideas, and advice for the<br />
next issues.<br />
We look forward to your feedback not as<br />
a way of saying, but with the willingness<br />
to do better writing on topics that<br />
interest you.<br />
To achieve this goal, we need your<br />
collaboration, and active support.<br />
We know that this project will<br />
Interesting: we saw it from how you<br />
supported us on Social.<br />
Now we ask you to be an active part,<br />
participating with us in creating an<br />
enthusiastic information channel.<br />
Thank you for your support.<br />
we appreciate it very much, and is a<br />
great encouragement.<br />
We look forward to your feedback on<br />
this number!<br />
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TEAM<br />
LADMILLA VAN MISOINDITE<br />
ART HEAD<br />
COLUMN<br />
MUSIC HEAD<br />
COLUMN<br />
FASHION HEAD<br />
COLUMN<br />
Artist and THE EDGE<br />
Gallery Owner.<br />
Dj , Designer and<br />
Architect Planning.<br />
Model and Fashion<br />
Events Accountable.<br />
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JARLA<br />
VIOLET<br />
OEMA<br />
PHOTOGRAPHY<br />
HEAD COLUMN<br />
MARKETING<br />
HEAD COLUMN<br />
EDITOR AND<br />
WRITER<br />
Photographer.<br />
Social Media<br />
Marketing Expert.<br />
Editor, Blogger, and<br />
Vlogger.<br />
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LETTER FROM THE EDITOR<br />
Welcome to the first issue of <strong>360</strong> <strong>GRADI</strong>, the magazine in Italian<br />
and <strong>English</strong> on Second Life, readable both on Yumpu and inworld<br />
wearing it as HUD.<br />
I thought of a magazine that would be quickly accessible to<br />
anyone and, at the same time, interactive.<br />
I am sure that <strong>360</strong><br />
<strong>GRADI</strong> will evolve<br />
together with its<br />
contributors and<br />
readers, creating a<br />
community that loves<br />
to read, that is curious<br />
and attentive to new<br />
things, eager to share<br />
information, and that,<br />
above all, helps each<br />
other.<br />
The respective link accompanies any reference to places, people,<br />
and objects, also clickable by HUD, which will give the reader the<br />
possibility to zip, open a web page, pick up an item, watch a video,<br />
and much more.<br />
I believe that the usability of a magazine on Second Life directly<br />
inworld is the key to effective communication and can be the<br />
beginning of creating a community that loves to confront, discuss,<br />
and grow together.<br />
I’m sure that <strong>360</strong> <strong>GRADI</strong> will evolve together with its contributors<br />
and readers, creating a community that loves to read, that is<br />
curious and attentive to new things, eager to share information,<br />
and that, above all, helps each other.<br />
I could conclude with the classic phrase that you read everywhere:<br />
“no drama,” but I think it is taken for granted and that those who<br />
read me know it all too well. <strong>360</strong> <strong>GRADI</strong> aspires to a constructive<br />
community and not demolishing the projects and ideas of others.<br />
I can afford an exceptional team of collaborators who, I can assure<br />
you, are seriously committed to this communicative project.<br />
I also expect collaboration from readers. I would like the were<br />
an active part, suggesting, commenting, and expressing their<br />
thoughts. I want to thank all those who have supported us on<br />
social networks by spreading the news of the <strong>360</strong> <strong>GRADI</strong> birth.<br />
Happy reading, for now, I hope to have your news soon!<br />
WELCOME<br />
<strong>360</strong> <strong>GRADI</strong> is an interactive magazine<br />
available on both YUMPU and<br />
INWORLD.<br />
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Communication is one of the most<br />
important aspects of life.<br />
Communicating means effectively<br />
reaching people’s hearts and minds.<br />
- Oema<br />
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VIOLET BOA<br />
My responsibilities include planning, implementing, and managing PR<br />
strategies and organizing and managing various PR activities.<br />
I use different channels to optimize the outreach and success of a<br />
campaign, with a customer-oriented focus and assured delivery that I<br />
represent unequivocally. I carry out the interests, wishes, needs, and<br />
expectations of my clients.<br />
Violet Boa,<br />
MARKETING<br />
Head Column<br />
A natural part of my work involves arranging interviews and<br />
coordination, researching and collecting opportunities for<br />
partnerships, establishing and maintaining relationships with<br />
journalists, influencers, and bloggers, and supporting the team<br />
members of my client in communicating and running a campaign.<br />
Through years of experience with social media management, which<br />
always requires excellent communication, presentation, leadership<br />
skills, and excellent organizational and time management skills, I<br />
have become self-critical and am still interested in new impulses.<br />
Learning, be it self-directed or through knowledge of apt sources, is<br />
part of the daily process.<br />
Observations and reflections (self-reflection) of the external and<br />
internal situations give me the chance to recognize problems and<br />
change them positively.<br />
I am a positive but also critical thinker and analytical problem solver<br />
who - with a lot of empathy - accepts conflicting interests, personal<br />
(in) tolerance, and others’ opinions. I am very adaptable and willing<br />
to compromise to get positive alternatives that make everyone happy<br />
and lead to the desired success.<br />
My top ten topics of interest are fine art, photography, design, digital<br />
art, music, performing arts, literature, science, mindfulness, and a<br />
positive attitude.<br />
I feel very honored and proud of the trust that Oema has placed in<br />
me and invited me in my role as PR to act for magazines from the first<br />
publication of their classy, stylish and elegant <strong>360</strong> <strong>GRADI</strong> Magazine.<br />
We have an exciting and excellent task ahead of us, and I am looking<br />
forward to it!<br />
Violet<br />
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DIXMIX ART GALLERY<br />
Teleport<br />
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FIONA FEI<br />
Teleport<br />
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FLORENCE<br />
Among the most beautiful destinations in Second<br />
Life recently realized, Florence At Low Tide stands<br />
out.<br />
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Written by OEMA.<br />
Photography by OEMA.<br />
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SECOND LIFE<br />
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FLORENCE<br />
AT LOW TIDE<br />
The region was built by Iska (sablina) and is the home of Gnaaah<br />
Xeltentat and Tomaso Franizzi.<br />
Among the most<br />
beautiful destinations<br />
in Second Life recently<br />
realized, certainly<br />
Florence At Low Tide<br />
stands out.<br />
The region was created<br />
by Iska (sablina) and is<br />
the home of Gnaaah<br />
Xeltentat and Tomaso<br />
Franizzi.<br />
Among the most beautiful destinations<br />
in Second Life recently realized,<br />
certainly stands out Florence At Low<br />
Tide.<br />
Maybe it’s because the style is Italian,<br />
as the name suggests, perhaps it’s<br />
because I like environments that<br />
enhance nature in a particular way, in<br />
Florence I feel at home.<br />
I confess that I had fun with the same<br />
enthusiasm as a child in making this<br />
article’s photos. Going to Florence,<br />
The creator designed Florence for photography: this<br />
is evident not only for the Flickr group specially<br />
created for the images taken there but also for how<br />
she positioned the objects that decorate the region.<br />
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The visitor can<br />
walk through<br />
the region or get<br />
up in the air.<br />
listening to the<br />
environment’s sounds<br />
relaxes me as if I were<br />
really in that beautiful<br />
context.<br />
The region was created<br />
by Iska (sablina) and<br />
is the home of Gnaaah<br />
Xeltentat and Tomaso<br />
Franizzi.<br />
The region has its group<br />
for fans called the Lunar<br />
Sea.<br />
The author designed<br />
Florence for photography:<br />
this is evident not only<br />
for the Flickr group<br />
specially created for<br />
the images taken there<br />
but also for how she<br />
positioned the objects<br />
that decorate the<br />
region. The author has<br />
created angles from<br />
any perspective and<br />
angle, giving life to an<br />
autonomous scene, easy<br />
to frame, making the<br />
mind and imagination fly.<br />
The visitor can walk<br />
through the region or get<br />
up in the air: I chose to<br />
explore it on foot to allow<br />
me to catch corners that<br />
would otherwise have<br />
escaped my attention<br />
with a hurried flight.<br />
The choice of vegetation,<br />
houses, and furnishings<br />
is made with care to<br />
make the Italian setting<br />
credible.<br />
Also, the general light<br />
settings and colors’<br />
intention is convincing<br />
and facilitates the<br />
realization of beautiful<br />
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The houses, in typical Tuscan style, are the<br />
splendid creations of 8f8.<br />
images, even without a<br />
particular graphic correction.<br />
If the pc allows it, I suggest the<br />
reader explore it using Black<br />
Dragon Viewer and Advanced a<br />
RenderVolumeLODFactor equal<br />
to at least 4. This correction will<br />
let you see all the meshes well<br />
without losing the definition in<br />
the distance.<br />
The landing point is located in<br />
the southern part of the region<br />
and facilitates access to the<br />
main road that allows the foot<br />
visit.<br />
The choice of vegetation, houses, and<br />
furniture is made with care to make the<br />
Italian setting credible.<br />
Walking along the dirt road,<br />
you will see the typical Italian<br />
vegetation: apple trees, grape<br />
crops, pines, firs, and many<br />
plants that have covered<br />
themselves with the colors of<br />
autumn.<br />
Bridges, little rivers, small boats<br />
left on the shore without any<br />
particular order: these are all<br />
details that make the Italian<br />
landscape credible.<br />
Besides the vegetation, the<br />
fauna is rich and relevant to<br />
the landscape: cormorants, red<br />
crown cranes, horses, rabbits,<br />
deer, and seagulls cheer the visit<br />
to Florence.<br />
Another corner of the region<br />
that I enormously appreciated<br />
is the car repair store. When<br />
my visit is empty, I hope that<br />
the author will also enrich this<br />
part of the area with details.<br />
However, I realize that being<br />
a homestead, Florence cannot<br />
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host a sufficient number of<br />
primes to define it as detailed as<br />
it would deserve.<br />
The houses, in typical Tuscan<br />
style, are the splendid creations<br />
of 8f8. Ancient crumbling walls,<br />
simple but emotionally impactful<br />
home settings make Florence<br />
one of my favorite Second Life<br />
photography regions.<br />
REFERENCES<br />
Teleport to Florence<br />
Florence Flickr Group<br />
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STRUKTUR<br />
The creator is Tia Rungray (tialer.mimulus),<br />
Japanese, who calls herself an “artist of<br />
classical music and noise” in his profile.<br />
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Written by OEMA.<br />
Photography by JARLA CAPALINI.<br />
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ECOND LIFE<br />
A disruptive<br />
installation that<br />
provokes the<br />
mind and invites<br />
reflection.<br />
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The creator is Tia Rungray (tialer.mimulus),<br />
Japanese, who calls herself an “artist of classical<br />
music and noise” in his profile.<br />
STRUKTURO<br />
IN SECOND LIFE<br />
Tia Rungray<br />
STRUKTURO<br />
Emblem of mental<br />
deconstruction.<br />
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THE SIGNIFIED<br />
STRUKTURO creeps into the mind to “break the patterns,” to<br />
destroy any residual conditioning, the habit of thought, dogma, or<br />
existential referment resulting from a pre-packaged truth and not<br />
consciously chosen.<br />
Among the most exciting<br />
destinations in Second<br />
Life in September, there<br />
is, without a doubt,<br />
STRUKTURO.<br />
The creator is Tia<br />
Rungray (tialer.mimulus),<br />
Japanese, who calls<br />
himself an “artist of<br />
classical music and noise”<br />
in his profile.<br />
I confess that this is a<br />
definition that I had never<br />
heard before and even<br />
the musical art of Tia<br />
Rungray is utterly new to<br />
me.<br />
Before exploring<br />
Rungray’s destructuralist<br />
thinking, I warn those<br />
who decide to explore<br />
STRUKTURO to activate<br />
sounds: since it is a<br />
sound installation,<br />
listening is essential.<br />
As the author himself suggests,<br />
STRUKTURO is the emblem of mental<br />
deconstruction.<br />
As the author himself<br />
suggests, STRUKTURO<br />
is the emblem of the<br />
destructuring of the<br />
human mind. The very<br />
fact of uniting classical<br />
music with ferocious<br />
noise, blending them,<br />
makes us realize that<br />
the sound installation’s<br />
theme is destructuring,<br />
the antithesis of<br />
harmony, serenity,<br />
and peace of mind.<br />
The listener finds<br />
himself immersed in<br />
madness because he<br />
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finds himself listening<br />
to splendid classical<br />
music interrupted by an<br />
annoying noise that, of<br />
course, has nothing to do<br />
with the harmony of the<br />
classical piano.<br />
What is meant by<br />
destructuring, and what<br />
does the artist want to<br />
communicate?<br />
By destructuring, we<br />
mean “the abandonment<br />
of specific structures<br />
conditioning an organism<br />
or a mental dress to give<br />
life to a more rational<br />
organization or attitudes<br />
more appropriate to<br />
the changing times”.<br />
Since the destruct to<br />
which Rungray refers is<br />
mental, the reference<br />
to mental dress<br />
abandonment seems to<br />
be the most suitable to<br />
this destabilizing sound<br />
experience.<br />
STRUKTURO creeps into<br />
the mind to “break the<br />
patterns,” to destroy any<br />
residual conditioning, the<br />
habit of thought, dogma,<br />
or existential referment<br />
resulting from a prepackaged<br />
truth and not<br />
consciously chosen.<br />
To better understand<br />
STRUKTURO, we should<br />
begin to ask ourselves:<br />
why do I behave in<br />
this way and not,<br />
for example, in this<br />
other, perfectly suited<br />
to another person?<br />
The answer will be<br />
something similar<br />
to “because I have<br />
certain values, ways<br />
of thinking, mental<br />
habits that result from<br />
years of education and<br />
experience.”<br />
I want to point out<br />
from the beginning<br />
that when we talk<br />
about mental habits,<br />
we are not referring<br />
to considerations of<br />
value, such as “I behave<br />
like this because I<br />
am a good person,<br />
while Tizio behaves<br />
like this because<br />
he is a bad person.”<br />
More than ever in this<br />
sound experience, it<br />
is essential to detach<br />
from considerations<br />
of a generic and even<br />
trivial nature like those<br />
just mentioned. Instead,<br />
it becomes imperative<br />
to open the mind to a<br />
broader vision, which<br />
also embraces the<br />
reasons for a particular<br />
way of thinking and<br />
acting. It also becomes<br />
essential, in my opinion,<br />
regardless of value<br />
evaluations, because<br />
the value is often the<br />
most tenacious anchor<br />
to mental habit.<br />
STRUKTURO is, therefore,<br />
destabilization, breaking<br />
mental patterns. The<br />
first thought that comes<br />
to my mind is the need<br />
to “break old habits of<br />
thought” in the name<br />
of an adaptation, and<br />
adaptation to a rapidly<br />
changing era. “Who stops<br />
is lost,” in short.<br />
Sometimes, I imagine<br />
how my grandparents<br />
would live today if they<br />
would adapt to modern<br />
thinking. The answer is<br />
obvious: no. I remember<br />
my grandmother, who<br />
resisted longer in life<br />
than my grandfather, not<br />
adapting to the changing<br />
times and suffering a<br />
great deal watching the<br />
news. She told me that<br />
my great-grandmother<br />
could not see the<br />
information on television<br />
because she cried as<br />
soon as she heard some<br />
crime news.<br />
So STRUKTURO suggests<br />
to adapt to the times<br />
and become insensitive<br />
opportunists, without<br />
empathy and values to<br />
follow? Here too, the<br />
answer is no. Having<br />
an open mind and<br />
understanding that<br />
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there are infinite reasons<br />
behind a behavior or a<br />
way of thinking does<br />
not mean “losing one’s<br />
compass of values” to<br />
adapt to the changing<br />
times. If anything, it<br />
means broadening our<br />
empathy to embrace our<br />
understanding of mental<br />
structures that we do not<br />
share, without expiring in<br />
pure and straightforward<br />
judgment.<br />
Finally, I leave the useful<br />
references for those who<br />
want to explore more the<br />
communicative capacity<br />
of Rungray.<br />
REFERENCES<br />
Teleport to STRUKTURO<br />
• Video<br />
• Sito web<br />
• Soundcloud<br />
Modern times perhaps<br />
require a broader analysis<br />
and understanding<br />
of events than our<br />
grandparents were used<br />
to do.<br />
I don’t know what<br />
impressions the reader<br />
will have. Still, after a few<br />
minutes, I had to turn off<br />
the sounds during the<br />
article’s writing because<br />
the disharmony of the<br />
noise that interrupts the<br />
classical music hindered<br />
my concentration.<br />
Tia Rungray has a<br />
interesting channel on<br />
Youtube where you can<br />
hear some of his sound<br />
works. I have chosen<br />
one that I propose here<br />
as an example of the<br />
peculiar work done by<br />
this Japanese artist.<br />
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LADMILLA MEDIER<br />
Ladmilla Medier,<br />
ART<br />
Head Column<br />
“Art does not reproduce what is visible but makes<br />
visible what is not always visible.”<br />
(Paul Klee)<br />
I don’t think that there is an absolute definition of<br />
Art. Still, this short, famous quote represents the<br />
path that I will propose in this section dedicated<br />
to Art: together we will know the artists active<br />
in Second Life and their works, we will discover<br />
the study, the conceptual elaboration, and the<br />
artistic technique that gave rise to the creations;<br />
each of us will be able to listen to the whispering<br />
stories, awaken dormant memories and provide our<br />
interpretation, find the essence that goes beyond<br />
the visible.<br />
I am sure it will be a fascinating journey!<br />
Ladmilla<br />
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MISTERO<br />
“The passion for photography and the curiosity of<br />
experimenting led me to create in 3D what I had<br />
done years before in 2D”.<br />
Written by LADMILLA MEDIER<br />
Photography by LADMILLA MEDIER<br />
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ARTIST<br />
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MISTERO HIFENG<br />
SHAPES AND EMO<br />
“The passion for photography and the<br />
curiosity of experimenting led me to<br />
create in 3D what I had done years<br />
before in 2D”.<br />
“The passion for<br />
photography and a desire<br />
to experiment led me<br />
to reproduce in 3D the<br />
artworks I made before in<br />
2D.”<br />
In this short sentence the<br />
artist expresses his entire<br />
universe, he does not need<br />
more words to describe his<br />
long artistic journey because<br />
it is really the passion<br />
that costantly inspires<br />
him and shines through<br />
his artworks; from the<br />
moment he joined Second<br />
Life, completely unaware of<br />
what this virtual world was,<br />
that seemed mysterious<br />
enough to him to suggest<br />
his own name… “Mistero”,<br />
his strong motivation<br />
towards photography and<br />
Images opened incredible<br />
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TIONS<br />
horizons for him, allowed<br />
him to evolve his art to the<br />
fantastic mesh creations<br />
that we can now admire.<br />
I wish to thank Mistero<br />
for giving me the freedom<br />
to interpret his artworks<br />
by observing them, this is<br />
the true meaning of Art:<br />
to realize something that<br />
allows the observer to<br />
interpret, to imagine, to<br />
create something original to<br />
himself/herself.<br />
The digital creations of<br />
Mistero are veritable<br />
sculptures and tell countless<br />
stories: everyone can find<br />
their own story awakening<br />
memories and dormant<br />
feelings, or imagining a new<br />
one created by their own<br />
sensibility.<br />
Even the titles of his<br />
works are very evocative<br />
and are an integral part<br />
of them: they were born<br />
spontaneously or were<br />
inspired by listening to a<br />
song, as well as for the<br />
particular name of its land “I<br />
live and walk upside down”,<br />
Every detail therefore offers<br />
a reason for interest and<br />
involves the imagination.<br />
LIFE... WILL WANT TO LEARN<br />
Observing his creations we<br />
cannot remain indifferent:<br />
the essential naked bodies,<br />
white or delicately colored,<br />
that offer contrasts of lights<br />
and shadows do not allow<br />
distractions, you focus your<br />
attention on the shapes<br />
and poses that bodies take,<br />
caught in a moment of life,<br />
you are enchanted by the<br />
vision of some parts that<br />
disperse in fragments, or<br />
are chained in thin threads<br />
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like cobwebs while your<br />
mind follows unexpected<br />
thoughts, your feelings<br />
awaken and reach a surreal,<br />
dreamlike dimension.<br />
The digital art of Mistero<br />
gives us emotions through<br />
the composition of<br />
evocative scenes, the<br />
enchantment of the bodies<br />
shapes and the intense<br />
expressions of faces:<br />
anger, hopelessness, pain<br />
associated with a loss or<br />
separation.<br />
It explores the essence<br />
of the human condition:<br />
loneliness, lack of<br />
communication but also<br />
encounter, passion and love.<br />
A magnificent celebration<br />
of life, grasped in all its<br />
aspects, this is therefore the<br />
art of Mistero.<br />
His artworks are exhibited in<br />
his famous gallery Digital Art<br />
- Cammino e Vivo Capovolto,<br />
Retrospect.<br />
From there, taking the<br />
teleport, you can reach the<br />
ground level where you can<br />
walk and interact with his<br />
art immersed in a charming,<br />
evocative atmosphere<br />
where water is the<br />
dominant element, reflects<br />
the shapes and caresses<br />
them with drops of rain.<br />
Recently Mistero opened<br />
another exhibition space,<br />
absolutely not to be missed.<br />
References<br />
• Retrospect<br />
• Retrospect Shop<br />
• New Show Room<br />
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THEY CALL IT REALITY-<br />
TANGO - LIKE A<br />
PROMISE<br />
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IT MELTS IN YOUR<br />
EYES... THE MOON<br />
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LET’S STOP... HERE...<br />
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FLY<br />
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ME, FENCING WITH<br />
THE HAIL, THE<br />
LADIES...<br />
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FOR YOU... WE WILL CROSS<br />
THIS KINGDOM TOGETHER<br />
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ANELADAM<br />
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DIGITAL - ART, CAMMINO<br />
E VIVO CAPOVOLTO,<br />
RETROSPECT<br />
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VAN LOOPEN<br />
Van Loopen,<br />
MUSIC<br />
Head Column<br />
If I were not an architect in life, I would probably be a<br />
musician.<br />
I think in music.<br />
I live my daydreams in music.<br />
I see my life in terms of music.<br />
Since 2009 in Second Life, I try to share this emotion<br />
with others.<br />
As editor and music consultant for <strong>360</strong> <strong>GRADI</strong>, I would<br />
like to shed light on an often underestimated world, but<br />
which is instead one of the main activities in the “second<br />
life.”<br />
The message in music arrives more efficiently at its<br />
destination, touching the most intimate and personal<br />
chords, without the need for other intermediaries in<br />
communication.<br />
In the variegated musical world of Second Life, I will<br />
deal with emerging artists and those who are now well<br />
established and often do not know each other well<br />
enough.<br />
I take advantage of this space to give some point of<br />
reference in the music scene of Second Life because<br />
“people consume music as if it were a handkerchief for<br />
the nose.”<br />
(Zucchero)<br />
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ALEY KAT<br />
The impeccable voice of Aley Kat cheers the<br />
evenings of many fans in Second Life. Let’s know<br />
this extraordinary voice artist better.<br />
LIV<br />
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Photography by JARLA CAPALINI<br />
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I consider Aley Kat one of<br />
the very few professional<br />
singers who perform<br />
inword, placing her in a<br />
hypothetical and very<br />
personal chart, certainly<br />
in the top positions.<br />
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ALEY KAT<br />
SINGER<br />
Aley, with its varied and original<br />
repertoire, is always a guarantee.<br />
I have been following her in SL for<br />
several years. However, I try to find<br />
some notes out of place every evening,<br />
always she represents a confirmation<br />
without any defiance, neither<br />
technical nor interpretative.<br />
Behind a successful performance<br />
and the interpreter’s skill,<br />
there is creativity, imagination,<br />
technique, talent, and a lot of<br />
commitment.<br />
Aley Kat (aka aleylia resident)<br />
known more simply as Aley, is<br />
known and appreciated in SL for<br />
her unfailing dedication to the<br />
music she plays.<br />
In short, Aley, with its varied and<br />
original repertoire, is always a<br />
guarantee.<br />
I have been following her in<br />
SL for several years. However,<br />
I try to find some notes out of<br />
place every evening, always<br />
she represents a confirmation<br />
without any defiance, neither<br />
technical nor interpretative.<br />
I consider Aley Kat one of the<br />
very few professional singers<br />
who perform inword, putting<br />
her in a hypothetical and very<br />
personal ranking, indeed in the<br />
top positions.<br />
Anyone who reads well<br />
knows that carrying out a live<br />
performance is always like<br />
throwing yourself into fish, with<br />
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So we can hear her go<br />
from the classic theatrical<br />
musical, sparkling and<br />
representative, to more<br />
intimate and sweet tones of<br />
the soft and reflective genre,<br />
from the famous cover to<br />
the less established song<br />
that seems to have come out<br />
of her writing.<br />
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all the accompanying<br />
criticisms that often<br />
tease the listener.<br />
In attending an evening<br />
with Aley, from the very<br />
first greeting notes, you<br />
immediately feel at ease,<br />
with her irresistible<br />
giggles here and there,<br />
spontaneous and<br />
friendly, which confirms<br />
how calm she is and has<br />
fun, even before worry<br />
about making a good<br />
performance. Therefore,<br />
this naturalness affirms<br />
the goodness of her<br />
preparation, certainly<br />
made of personal safety<br />
and her remarkable<br />
discipline.<br />
But the fact she performs<br />
flawlessly isn’t enough.<br />
It is necessary to instill<br />
sensations and emotions.<br />
Indeed, misperceptions<br />
are often compensated.<br />
Her distinct voice, her<br />
tone, excites.<br />
Her repertoire, which<br />
it regularly offers in SL,<br />
often changes according<br />
to the land characteristics<br />
that hosts it.<br />
So we can hear her go<br />
from the classic theatrical<br />
musical, sparkling and<br />
representative, to more<br />
intimate and sweet<br />
tones of the soft and<br />
reflective genre, from the<br />
famous cover to the less<br />
established song that<br />
seems to have come out of<br />
her writing.<br />
I have particular<br />
parameters to establish<br />
when a singer is valid: one<br />
of these is to participate<br />
in one of her evenings<br />
and after a while, iconize<br />
the SL viewer and start<br />
doing other things on<br />
the PC, listening to the<br />
headphones.<br />
I had confirmation of her<br />
professionalism with<br />
Aley when immersed in<br />
something else I forgot<br />
I was in SL, and I felt<br />
like I was following a<br />
radio where songs by<br />
official singers and artists<br />
are generally programmed.<br />
And when I remembered<br />
to pursue instead a live<br />
singer performing in SL, I<br />
immediately came to say,<br />
“these songs looked like<br />
records!”.<br />
This one is one of my<br />
parameters of judgment.<br />
When a piece is the result of<br />
the most profound emotions,<br />
then the right “key” has been<br />
found to interpret author’s<br />
music: walking, hand by<br />
hand with the listener, on a<br />
very particular avenue of the<br />
senses, built from “single<br />
portions” music that makes<br />
the whole message.<br />
Aley’s message comes<br />
straight and without<br />
difficulty.<br />
Aley lives in the United<br />
Kingdom and is a refined<br />
artist with uncommon<br />
sensitivity, with<br />
heterogeneous sounds<br />
that have their roots in her<br />
popular tradition but with<br />
an ever-vigilant look at new<br />
trends and what the musical<br />
world offers at the moment.<br />
We at <strong>360</strong><strong>GRADI</strong> met her<br />
and pleasantly put her under<br />
pressure:<br />
Van: Aley, before starting<br />
the musical discourse, can<br />
you give us a description of<br />
yourself? Personal details,<br />
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where you live, hobbies,<br />
work... what do you think<br />
about yourself?<br />
Aley: I live in the UK and<br />
I love singing in SL. My<br />
shows are scheduled in<br />
my evenings whereas<br />
for a lot of SL residents<br />
they listen to me in<br />
their afternoons (12pm-<br />
5pm SLT). When I’m not<br />
singing in SL, I really<br />
enjoy listening to other<br />
artists, playing virtual<br />
golf or games with<br />
friends or making my<br />
show outfits- playing<br />
barbie with my avatar!<br />
Van: Three adjectives to<br />
describe your singer’s<br />
work in SL.<br />
Aley: Invigorating- I<br />
always feel refreshed<br />
when I finish a show, it<br />
takes a lot of energy but<br />
it’s invigorating at the<br />
same time and clears my<br />
mind.<br />
Uplifting- My aim is<br />
to make people feel<br />
uplifted and happy both<br />
during the hour and once<br />
my show has finished<br />
(sometimes with a couple<br />
of sad musical theatre<br />
songs in the middle for<br />
balance!).<br />
Dedicated- committing to<br />
shows nearly every day<br />
for all these years takes<br />
a lot of dedication and<br />
real life does have to take<br />
a back seat sometimes<br />
for special events that I<br />
book.<br />
Van: If you were not a<br />
singer in SL, what would<br />
you be?<br />
Aley: I would probably<br />
run a venue and most<br />
likely a Sim. I don’t have<br />
the time or funds at the<br />
moment but I absolutely<br />
loved building and<br />
running a Sim, Seven<br />
Seasons, a couple of<br />
years ago with my best<br />
friend Damien.<br />
Van: When did you<br />
start singing? Do you<br />
remember what land you<br />
were?<br />
Aley: I do remember!<br />
I started in January of<br />
2016 at a place called<br />
White Satin. Amazing to<br />
think when I started I had<br />
zero idea I would still be<br />
doing it nearly 5 years<br />
later!<br />
Van: Three songs you love<br />
and why.<br />
Aley: One of my favorite<br />
songs that makes me<br />
instantly feel happy<br />
is September by Earth,<br />
Wind and Fire... as soon<br />
as I hear that intro I’m<br />
dancing in my chair. I<br />
also love singing You<br />
raise me up by Celtic<br />
Woman... the way it<br />
builds throughout the<br />
song and the message it<br />
conveys never fails to hit<br />
the spot. It’s difficult to<br />
pick a third but it would<br />
probably be a musical<br />
theatre song like With<br />
you from Ghost, Someone<br />
like you from Jekyll and<br />
Hyde or maybe All I ask<br />
by Adele. I don’t sing<br />
those songs very often<br />
because they are full of<br />
the feels but sometimes<br />
it’s really cathartic to feel<br />
the emotions through<br />
them.<br />
Van: The duet of your<br />
dreams, with whom real<br />
artist would you do it?<br />
Aley: Hmm.. I would love<br />
to sing with Michael<br />
Buble actually. He has a<br />
natural smooth quality<br />
to his voice and great<br />
tuning... I think our voices<br />
would blend well and<br />
singing some of the jazzy<br />
classics together would<br />
be awesome.<br />
Van: What do you like and<br />
what do you dislike about<br />
your SL performances?<br />
Aley: The people! I<br />
love the people that<br />
come to my shows.<br />
They are wonderful,<br />
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loyal supporters of my<br />
singing and always<br />
make me laugh in local.<br />
They are always really<br />
friendly with each other<br />
and welcoming to new<br />
people. Honestly they’re<br />
the best thing about<br />
singing in SL.<br />
The thing I dislike is I can<br />
never hit that US evening<br />
crowd as for me it’s 3/4/5<br />
am in the morning. I’d<br />
love to be able to sing<br />
when the main crowd<br />
in SL is relaxing and<br />
listening to live music.<br />
Van: According to musical<br />
connoisseurs’ widespread<br />
opinion and not, your<br />
performances are very<br />
high in the inworld music<br />
scene. Are you aware<br />
of this, or do you not<br />
pay much attention to<br />
success?<br />
Aley: I feel extremely<br />
lucky to have the success<br />
I do in SL and I am always,<br />
always grateful to the<br />
amazing people that<br />
come and listen day after<br />
day. They support me and<br />
support the venues and<br />
keep music alive in SL. I<br />
never take it for granted...<br />
my manager and hosts<br />
will tell you I’m always<br />
nervous (still!) that no<br />
one will show up to the<br />
venue to listen and I work<br />
really hard to always<br />
deliver to the best of my<br />
ability. I take my job as an<br />
artist in SL very seriously.<br />
If I’ve made the venue<br />
owner and the people<br />
listening happy with my<br />
performance then I view<br />
that as a success.<br />
Van: A prerogative of<br />
your performances is<br />
the covers of famous<br />
and/or successful songs.<br />
Customizing a piece is a<br />
natural process for you, or<br />
do you need a thorough<br />
knowledge of the author<br />
of that song first?<br />
Aley: No, generally<br />
all I need is to feel a<br />
connection to the music.<br />
If the music resonates in<br />
me then I think I can do a<br />
good job covering it and<br />
interpreting it in my own<br />
way.<br />
Van: Your repertoire<br />
is vast both in terms<br />
of musical genre and<br />
diversity of artists. You<br />
can quickly move from<br />
rock to soul, from R&B to<br />
musicals with masterful<br />
interpretations. Where<br />
does your knowledge<br />
come from, and what are<br />
the musical influences?<br />
Aley: My parents both<br />
had very diverse musical<br />
tastes so as I was growing<br />
up I was exposed to all<br />
sorts of different styles<br />
of music and that has<br />
continued into my adult<br />
life. My dad loves reggae<br />
while my mum is more<br />
into soul. So I had artists<br />
like Bob Marley and<br />
the Wailers alongside<br />
soul legends like Aretha<br />
Franklin- it was great. I<br />
also grew up performing<br />
musical theatre (as many<br />
of my listeners will tell<br />
you I love singing!) and<br />
being a 90s kid I also<br />
listened to a lot of pop.<br />
I think everyone would<br />
find something they<br />
like to listen to on my<br />
songlist- it’s definitely<br />
eclectic! I’ve even<br />
recently added some rock<br />
covers! Have a look on my<br />
website and see if you<br />
can see anything you’d<br />
like: www.aleykat.com<br />
Van: Would you like to<br />
sing together with two or<br />
three other established<br />
singers in SL? If yes, with<br />
whom?<br />
Aley: I absolutely love<br />
dual streaming with<br />
other artists in SL. In<br />
the past I’ve sung with<br />
Maximillion Kleene, Toxic<br />
Darkmatter and Djembe<br />
Dragonfire among others.<br />
I’d love to sing with Tony<br />
Slade in the future- he’s<br />
a newish singer on the<br />
scene and our voices<br />
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together.<br />
Van: What message<br />
would you like to convey<br />
to your listeners?<br />
Aley: Gratitude. When I<br />
started singing I never<br />
dreamed it would<br />
become what it has in SL.<br />
It’s down to my listeners<br />
and I will be eternally<br />
grateful to them all.<br />
I hope I can continue<br />
to earn their loyalty<br />
throughout my shows in<br />
the future.<br />
Van: How do you react to<br />
an evening that didn’t go<br />
well?<br />
Aley: My bestie would<br />
tell you how much I beat<br />
myself up over it! If I<br />
haven’t sung well I feel<br />
absolutely terrible that<br />
I’ve let everyone down.<br />
I’m trying to learn not<br />
to be so hard on myself<br />
but I constantly strive for<br />
perfection in my showsmaybe<br />
it’s the brit in<br />
me? Everything has to be<br />
proper and correct!<br />
Aley: The live music<br />
industry in SL is vastly<br />
unfair now with the<br />
disparity between<br />
earnings of singers and<br />
venue owners. Having<br />
run a venue myself<br />
I’m also aware first<br />
hand how expensive it<br />
is- even when singers<br />
don’t put out tip boards,<br />
listeners always tip<br />
them. I wish there could<br />
be a system where the<br />
venue owners also get<br />
tipped the same amount<br />
(or more!) to offset their<br />
rising costs of renting<br />
land, running a venue<br />
and hiring singers.<br />
For more information<br />
and insights about<br />
AleyKat, we refer you to<br />
the official website:<br />
www.aleykat.com<br />
Van: Finally and in<br />
thanking you I ask you,<br />
in the light of your<br />
experience, what should<br />
change and what should<br />
remain in SL’s musical<br />
world?<br />
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MISOINDITE ROMANO<br />
Misoindite Romano,<br />
FASHION<br />
Head Column<br />
I’ll make a short presentation of myself without wanting<br />
to bore anyone.<br />
I thank Oema and Van for giving me this space in their<br />
Magazine.<br />
Misoindite Romano, Miso for everyone (or almost), a<br />
model I think since always, I’ve never done anything but<br />
modeling and fashion show.<br />
Many people smile about this work in SL, unaware that<br />
a world of people and linden is going around on this<br />
activity. Stylists and agencies of various nationalities<br />
would not exist if there were no models or bloggers.<br />
I have 12 years of Second Life behind me, a lot of<br />
passion, and accurate work on my personality and my<br />
avatar, which I try to represent in the best way.<br />
My task will be to keep you informed, perhaps making<br />
you want to accompany me in the field of fashion in SL.<br />
Miso<br />
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ELISEA CA<br />
FASHION<br />
Elisea Carter is a high fashion designer who started<br />
before the advent of mesh and had the stubbornness<br />
and talent to adapt to the changing times.<br />
Written by MISOINDITE ROMANO.<br />
Photography by JARLA CAPALINI.<br />
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RTER<br />
DESIGNER<br />
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ELISEA<br />
CARTER<br />
Elisea Carter is a high fashion<br />
designer who started before<br />
the advent of mesh and had the<br />
stubbornness and talent to adapt to<br />
the changing times.<br />
Dear readers, I am pleased<br />
to interview Elisea Carter:<br />
many of you will know her for<br />
the beautiful dresses she has<br />
created for years in SL.<br />
With the advent of mesh and<br />
bento she had abandoned,<br />
she wanted to return with<br />
stubbornness, and I assure you<br />
that her dresses are fantastic.<br />
I enjoyed bringing one of her<br />
dresses to the fashion show<br />
recently: you can admire her<br />
creations in the magazine’s<br />
photos and her mainstore.<br />
Miso: Can we start the interview,<br />
Eli? In the meantime, thank you<br />
for accepting.<br />
Elisea: Thank you and all the<br />
staff of the magazine.<br />
Miso: You were born as a<br />
designer when everything<br />
was still in prim: you were<br />
very famous and very loved by<br />
Americans. What do you miss<br />
from that period?<br />
Elisea: I don’t miss anything<br />
from that period for the creation<br />
of clothes. In the past, you<br />
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With the advent of mesh, the<br />
approach to making clothes<br />
and their performance has<br />
changed. Now it is much<br />
more creative and stimulating<br />
because the clothes are very<br />
realistic.<br />
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could improvise to be a<br />
designer; it was much<br />
more straightforward;<br />
you just needed<br />
Photoshop basics, know<br />
the build of the platform,<br />
and a bit of imagination.<br />
You could create clothes,<br />
often a bit arranged,<br />
and I dare say almost<br />
simulated. With the<br />
advent of mesh, the<br />
approach to realizing<br />
the clothes and their<br />
rendering has changed.<br />
Now it is much more<br />
creative and stimulating<br />
because the clothes are<br />
very realistic. Indeed,<br />
it is no longer possible<br />
to improvise because<br />
you need confident<br />
professionalism and<br />
excellent knowledge of<br />
various 3D software in<br />
making them.<br />
Miso: How do you think<br />
SL has changed from a<br />
human perspective in all<br />
these years?<br />
Elisea: Because of my<br />
work, I have always lived<br />
very little Second Life.<br />
But as far as I could and<br />
can see, I think nothing<br />
has changed, humanly<br />
speaking. As in reality, or<br />
maybe more than reality,<br />
life here takes very<br />
much emotionally. Often<br />
you are without masks;<br />
it seems a paradox,<br />
considering that there is<br />
no visual approach, and<br />
everyone can be what<br />
they want, but that is<br />
precisely why you are<br />
what you are.<br />
It comes out the most<br />
intrinsic door that is<br />
inside us. And this can<br />
be damn fascinating<br />
and, at the same time,<br />
destructive. I have<br />
witnessed great loves,<br />
beautiful friendships,<br />
but also intense<br />
disappointments, breaks,<br />
and inconsolable tears.<br />
Perhaps here, the soul is<br />
touched.<br />
And that’s why living<br />
on Second Life changes<br />
our lives, swallows our<br />
existence. It’s like living<br />
in a fairy world where<br />
everything becomes<br />
possible, where dreams<br />
and fantasies can come<br />
true, but on the other<br />
hand, it can be harmful<br />
because, at the same<br />
time, it takes us away<br />
from reality.<br />
Miso: Your look is that of<br />
the designer who creates:<br />
do you think that the<br />
models who now show<br />
your new clothes can<br />
convey what you want to<br />
say with your creation?<br />
(I ask you this because,<br />
in my opinion, the model<br />
must represent who has<br />
created leaving aside<br />
the beauty of the avatar<br />
(necessary), but that must<br />
not excel. It is a question<br />
that does not ask for<br />
names, but a general<br />
opinion.<br />
Elisea: Often not; they<br />
can’t convey what that<br />
particular garment<br />
means to me. The outfit<br />
is fundamental, as<br />
well as the poses and<br />
movements, and it is not<br />
enough to be good at<br />
editing accessories or<br />
using poses. Many people<br />
lack imagination and<br />
good taste. It is very well<br />
perceived that they often<br />
have the basis for the<br />
“history of the costume”<br />
and, therefore, the<br />
various periods classified<br />
a particular “style.”<br />
Miso: What do you<br />
suggest to those who are<br />
thinking of becoming a<br />
stylist in SL?<br />
Elisea: Even if we are<br />
not in reality, you should<br />
always be updated on the<br />
fashion of real designers,<br />
always look not only at<br />
their creations but all the<br />
outfit that composes and<br />
gives style to the dress.<br />
We are history, and only<br />
knowing the past can we<br />
think of a future.<br />
Miso: Think about the<br />
models when they show<br />
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your creations.<br />
Elisea: Listen to Jazz and<br />
let yourself be captured<br />
by the emotion that<br />
the notes, one after the<br />
other, transmit and then<br />
immerse yourself in that<br />
atmosphere. You will find<br />
the inspiration to wear<br />
my clothes!<br />
Miso: They say that<br />
Fashion in SL is losing<br />
charm. What do you<br />
think?<br />
Elisea: It’s true! And I<br />
think I also know why!<br />
In reality, imagine the<br />
Italian fashion and<br />
not invaded and then<br />
overwhelmed and<br />
imitated by the many<br />
Chinese clothing stores.<br />
This one is more or less<br />
what happened in Second<br />
Life.<br />
Hundreds of kids who<br />
know how to use the<br />
various 3D software,<br />
coming out of college<br />
they decide that until<br />
they find a job; in reality,<br />
they use their knowledge<br />
to glean some linden.<br />
They skillfully and very<br />
skillfully copy everything<br />
that the real world’s<br />
casual clothing offers and<br />
sell on Second Life, often<br />
with low and competitive<br />
costs.<br />
This factor has destroyed<br />
haute couture and forces<br />
designers who are still<br />
trying to create new and<br />
classy clothes to sell at<br />
low prices and affordable<br />
to all. Otherwise, nobody<br />
buys them. Unfortunately,<br />
this is a sad reality!<br />
Miso: Thank you, Elisea,<br />
for your kindness; the<br />
readers of this new<br />
magazine will also know<br />
you as a woman and not<br />
only as a designer. It will<br />
serve to look with other<br />
eyes at your creations.<br />
Elisea: Thank you for the<br />
honor you have given me<br />
with this interview. I hope<br />
to be clear and heartfelt;<br />
also that my speech can<br />
reach all the women who<br />
live in this world so that<br />
the charm of fashion will<br />
be reassessed again.<br />
Elisea Carter Mainstore<br />
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JARLA CAPALINI<br />
Jarla Capalini,<br />
PHOTOGRAPHY<br />
Head Column<br />
Writing with light, from the Greek φῶς, φωτός, “light” and<br />
γραϕία, “writing”, this is “photography”.<br />
Now I know that talking about photography in Second<br />
Life will surely make purists curl their noses or smile at<br />
the most benevolent professionals and enthusiasts. Still,<br />
once there were film and exposure meter, then came<br />
digital cameras and files today. We also use phones to take<br />
pictures, and thanks (maybe) to them, photography is now<br />
within everyone’s reach.<br />
Here then is that a “viewer,” with all its peculiarities<br />
techniques can become a perfect means to “write” with the<br />
virtual “light” the encounter between the subject and the<br />
eye of the photographer, from which a new possible vision<br />
is born.<br />
The imagination of reality, albeit virtual.<br />
This one we will do in our journey among the<br />
photographers of Second Life: we will talk about<br />
technique, composition, inspiration and<br />
passion, hoping to convince skeptics that our images,<br />
although depicting a world of pixels,<br />
can rightly be considered “photography.”<br />
Jarla<br />
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SKIP STAH<br />
PHOT<br />
Skip Staheli’s photographs have become an icon of<br />
beauty in the scenario of virtual photography.<br />
Written by OEMA.<br />
Photography by SKIP STAHELI.<br />
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SKIP<br />
STAHELI<br />
Skip Staheli’s images are compositions.<br />
It is a complex creative mode, in which<br />
several different elements blend into<br />
the scene.<br />
I remember the first time I saw<br />
Skip Staheli’s image: I think<br />
that was the moment when<br />
I realized how fascinating<br />
photography could be in Second<br />
Life. I’ve always had to deal<br />
with photography because, as<br />
a blogger, I believed in making<br />
the most of the art galleries I<br />
visited.<br />
However, Skip Staheli’s images<br />
were quite different: first of<br />
all, they are compositions, so<br />
he assembled several other<br />
elements to create a single<br />
scene. It is a complex creative<br />
mode: I worked on photographic<br />
compositions (real-life and<br />
virtual images), so I know<br />
the difficulty in creating an<br />
image that convinces that it is<br />
not a jumble of elements put<br />
together.<br />
In addition to creating credible<br />
images (in the sense that the<br />
viewer does not realize that<br />
it is a composition, because<br />
the elements harmoniously<br />
blend into the scene), Staheli<br />
has the talent to excite the<br />
viewer. I honestly believe that<br />
this last aspect is the secret<br />
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I remember the first time I saw<br />
Skip Staheli’s image: I think<br />
that was the moment when<br />
I realized how fascinating<br />
photography could be in<br />
Second Life.<br />
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of his success. If his<br />
creative ability and skill<br />
in Photoshop are not<br />
in question, it is also<br />
true that there are now<br />
several photographers<br />
who take care of their<br />
talent in creating<br />
breathtaking images but<br />
do not have the same<br />
ability to involve the<br />
viewer emotionally.<br />
Beyond my thoughts<br />
on this professional<br />
photographer, I wanted<br />
the reader to have the<br />
opportunity to get to<br />
know Skip Staheli better<br />
by hearing directly from<br />
him the narration of his<br />
experience. I asked him<br />
some questions, probably<br />
the most immediate ones<br />
that anyone would ask<br />
him. From his answers<br />
shines a person who tells<br />
himself with simplicity<br />
and who does not give<br />
importance to success<br />
in the virtual world<br />
of Second Life (in my<br />
opinion, rightly so).<br />
Moreover, it points the<br />
attention on an important<br />
aspect: nowadays,<br />
many photographers<br />
professionally realize<br />
images, just because<br />
photography is one of the<br />
most appreciated activity.<br />
We know Skip Staheli<br />
better in this exclusive<br />
interview for <strong>360</strong> <strong>GRADI</strong><br />
Magazine.<br />
“ I am 100% selftaught<br />
in photo<br />
editing and using<br />
Photoshop.”<br />
Skip Staheli<br />
Oema: Did you already<br />
know how to work on a<br />
picture before joining<br />
SL or learned because<br />
of your photographer<br />
activity inworld?<br />
Skip: No, I didn’t know at<br />
all.. the first year, I didn’t<br />
work with photoshop,<br />
but just messed around;<br />
a bit later, I had a very<br />
old version of photoshop,<br />
and had a laptop from<br />
work, with a lousy<br />
graphics card.. and did<br />
all the painting with my<br />
finger on a mousepad...<br />
I’m 100 % autodidact<br />
in photo editing and<br />
photoshop.<br />
Oema: Why choose to be<br />
a photographer in SL, and<br />
when you understood,<br />
you became famous?<br />
Skip: One of the<br />
questions most asked, I<br />
think, I never choose to<br />
be a photographer in SL,<br />
it just happened.. one<br />
day, I found out about<br />
making snaps inworld,<br />
and saw some cool<br />
talents on Flickr with SL<br />
work.. I was inspired to<br />
also do nice jobs, just<br />
for myself and later<br />
for friends.. but soon<br />
friends of friends asked<br />
for photo’s, and at some<br />
point, it seemed I was a<br />
photographer.. so then<br />
I just decided to own<br />
a photo studio “Photo<br />
Studio Purple Cows”<br />
since 2008.<br />
Famous, lol.. that’s a bit<br />
funny, I think.. how much<br />
famous can you be in SL,<br />
and what’s the worth of<br />
it?<br />
Maybe I was lucky that in<br />
my beginning SL time, not<br />
so many photographers<br />
were around, and working<br />
with the right designers<br />
and loads of models<br />
for their model contest<br />
pictures put me on the<br />
map... I don’t think it’s<br />
still happening at this<br />
time, those many photo<br />
contests for models.<br />
Also, by now, all avatars<br />
are mesh, so making<br />
lovely pictures isn’t that<br />
difficult anymore... So<br />
it’s hard to stand out in<br />
such a huge amount of<br />
photographers.<br />
But I certainly don’t<br />
feel “famous” lol. When<br />
people act like I am, I’m<br />
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like, please.... it’s just<br />
meeeeeeeeeh!<br />
Oema: Which is the most<br />
exciting part of your SL<br />
work?<br />
Skip: Still the photoshoot,<br />
the contact with my<br />
clients... old clients (some<br />
visit since 2008! and still<br />
come) and also the new<br />
clients, getting to know<br />
them, to talk with them...<br />
Find out about their<br />
wishes and a bit about<br />
how they are...<br />
Just as exciting is their<br />
reaction when I deliver<br />
the photo, mostly they<br />
have to wait long, cause<br />
I never rush work, and<br />
when RL is a lot, that<br />
always goes first, so I<br />
always tell upfront it<br />
can take a long time<br />
before turn back time of<br />
the photo... I am not a<br />
factory; I cannot create<br />
when my head is not right<br />
for it.. It can really touch<br />
me when the photo’s<br />
outcome makes my client<br />
happy and how they react<br />
to it. Feedback is very<br />
important!<br />
Also exciting is that<br />
during the shoot, often<br />
many ideas pop up... I like<br />
to share my ideas with<br />
my client, and it’s great<br />
when they are just as full<br />
with enthusiasm as I am..<br />
And when I start editing,<br />
what I feel with work, and<br />
how it slowly becomes<br />
a true piece, with the<br />
feeling I was going for... I<br />
can feel a true rush goes<br />
through me when I’m on<br />
the roll with editing, pure<br />
excitement.. and can be<br />
so pleased with a newly<br />
created piece, that I keep<br />
looking at it for a long<br />
time, and enjoy a lot.. lol<br />
It can make me feel super<br />
satisfied, I think it’s an<br />
addiction...<br />
Oema: Would you like<br />
to thank someone who<br />
helped you during your<br />
path?<br />
Skip: My clients!!! It all<br />
wouldn’t be so much fun<br />
without them, and then<br />
my photo studio wouldn’t<br />
be here anymore, I think,<br />
after so many years.<br />
Oema: What are your<br />
programs for the future?<br />
Skip: What programs?You<br />
mean programs I work<br />
with, or how I think my sl<br />
photo work will be in the<br />
future?<br />
I work with PS cs6, with<br />
my Wacom drawing<br />
tablet, some plugins<br />
like Filter Forge, NIK<br />
collection, Alien Ware,<br />
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screen photographer,<br />
so I don’t shoot in<br />
scenes inworld, but<br />
only in my studio on<br />
the green screen, and<br />
create the whole piece in<br />
Photoshop... I don’t see<br />
myself change this in the<br />
future..<br />
Also, the way I’m working,<br />
I don’t see that change a<br />
lot, as long clients keep<br />
coming, and I can do it<br />
RL wise, I keep going<br />
on... There were years I<br />
was’n active, or much less<br />
active, depends a lot of<br />
RL. So that might change<br />
now and then, but I’m not<br />
planning to quit yet... ;)<br />
“...when I start editing,<br />
what I feel with work,<br />
and how it slowly<br />
becomes a true piece,<br />
with the feeling I was<br />
going for... I can feel a<br />
true rush goes through<br />
me when I’m on the<br />
roll with editing, pure<br />
excitement.. .”<br />
Skip Staheli<br />
Oema: Thank you, Skip,<br />
for your sincerity and<br />
for being so helpful in<br />
responding. The staff<br />
of <strong>360</strong> <strong>GRADI</strong> Magazine<br />
wishes you to go on for<br />
as long as editing the<br />
images will make you<br />
happy.<br />
Skip Staheli su Flickr<br />
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NOIR’WEN<br />
CITY F<br />
Noir’Wen is a unique destination, a giant festival<br />
of art and shopping, where the visitor gets lost<br />
between culture and stores, between sacred and<br />
profane.<br />
Written by NIEU.<br />
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NOIR’WEN<br />
CITY FESTIVA<br />
Noir’Wen is a unique destination, a<br />
giant festival of art and shopping, where<br />
the visitor gets lost between culture and<br />
stores, between sacred and profane.<br />
Less than 10 nautical<br />
miles from Noir’York City,<br />
Noir’Wen City was born<br />
out of the forced exile<br />
of two young people<br />
at the end of the 18th<br />
century whose families<br />
had refused to marry<br />
for obscure reasons of<br />
social prudishness and<br />
conflicts and who had<br />
been expelled. They<br />
had disembarked in a<br />
makeshift boat on this<br />
inhospitable and sparsely<br />
inhabited small island<br />
and they settled there.<br />
They then founded a<br />
family out of wedlock<br />
and became the emblem<br />
of one of the first “free<br />
union” assumed and<br />
claimed.<br />
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The first half of the<br />
19th century saw<br />
the beginning of the<br />
development of the city<br />
and its small harbor with<br />
the development of a<br />
sex toy industry whose<br />
reputation quickly spread<br />
around the world. The<br />
number of people living<br />
in Noir’Wen city grew<br />
rapidly early in the 19th<br />
century.<br />
Fervent in the Second<br />
Life cause, the city of<br />
Noir-Wen played a major<br />
role in supplying all kind<br />
of very creative sex toys<br />
among which the famous<br />
“pink dildo”. Then, with<br />
the development of<br />
the digital and virtual<br />
economy, the workshops<br />
and factories closed<br />
one after the other and<br />
the small city fell into<br />
oblivion.<br />
It is only in the first<br />
decades of the 21st<br />
century that two<br />
descendants of the<br />
young immigrant mythic<br />
couple, Belice Benoir and<br />
Nieuwenhove, decided<br />
to launch with a group<br />
of friends and artists<br />
the regeneration of the<br />
city and bring it back<br />
to life and to desire.<br />
They have experienced<br />
a renaissance as an<br />
exceptional destination,<br />
attracting creators<br />
and artists, and they<br />
offer visitors into an<br />
exceptional postindustrial<br />
urban<br />
aesthetic, a free city,<br />
open to creativity, to<br />
fantasy and to freedom<br />
around a new form of<br />
“permanent fetish fair”<br />
with more than fifty<br />
stores, galleries and<br />
workshops of young and<br />
renowned creators with<br />
its spaces for shopping,<br />
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leisure, culture, exchanges<br />
and relaxation.<br />
Teleport to Noir’Wen City<br />
Festival.<br />
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FURNITURE A<br />
Furniture in Second Life is one of the most popular<br />
activities and generates attractive earnings for<br />
decor designers.<br />
S<br />
Written by OEMA.<br />
Photography by KELLY DARK.<br />
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FURNITURE AND D<br />
SL STYLE<br />
Furniture in Second Life is one of the<br />
most exciting activities to the point that<br />
it has become a business.<br />
Furniture in Second<br />
Life is one of the most<br />
exciting activities to the<br />
point that it has become<br />
a business.<br />
I am referring to the<br />
creation of furniture and<br />
the related bloggers or<br />
magazines that deal with<br />
them and a multitude<br />
of people who offer<br />
their services as interior<br />
decorators.<br />
The group Elite<br />
Decorators &<br />
Landscapers 4 Hire (SL)<br />
connects people who<br />
need decorators with<br />
people who do this<br />
activity on Facebook.<br />
Not everyone earns<br />
money, but some are so<br />
professional that they are<br />
in great demand.<br />
Besides, the site Love to<br />
Decorate offers excellent<br />
ideas for all those who<br />
love the decorating<br />
inworld.<br />
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In this article, I wanted<br />
to highlight a blogger<br />
on Flickr, Kelly Dark,<br />
who mainly deals with<br />
furniture professionally.<br />
The refined taste and<br />
the high quality of the<br />
images proposed to<br />
make this Flickr account<br />
exciting to follow.<br />
Moreover, each image<br />
offers detailed credits, so<br />
it’s easy for the reader to<br />
find the objects he likes.<br />
For all those interested in<br />
furniture and decoration<br />
and have a Flickr account,<br />
I also recommend<br />
joining the Second Life<br />
Home & Garden Decor<br />
group, which offers new<br />
images of environmental<br />
bloggers every day.<br />
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CHOSEN ON<br />
SL PHOTO<br />
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FLICKR<br />
GRAPHERS<br />
Chosen by<br />
the publisher.<br />
Awesome<br />
images seen<br />
on <strong>360</strong> <strong>GRADI</strong><br />
Magazine Flickr<br />
group.<br />
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“Come away<br />
with Me...”<br />
Simply Jana<br />
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“That Autumn<br />
Feeling”<br />
Shocking<br />
Wonder<br />
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“Hello”<br />
Melania Avro<br />
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“Butterfly<br />
woman”<br />
MIna Arcana<br />
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“Souls of<br />
Dreams”<br />
Skinny Nilla<br />
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“Untitled”<br />
Dido Haas<br />
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“Untitled”<br />
Anto Haiku<br />
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“Dragon”<br />
Lorys Laine<br />
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“Sunset @Lost<br />
Dream”<br />
Lam Erin<br />
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{EB} GLORIA @<br />
the darkness<br />
event<br />
Erika<br />
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[ wake me up... ]<br />
Quinnsley<br />
Abbiamo selezionato<br />
alcune splendide<br />
immagini realizzate<br />
da eccellenti<br />
fotografi in SL.<br />
Le immagini sono<br />
pubblicate nel<br />
gruppo Flickr della<br />
rivista.<br />
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“Mi fido di te”<br />
AshleyAlyson<br />
Yexil<br />
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“autumn little<br />
bride ...”<br />
Isis SecretSpy<br />
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“Midsummer”<br />
Adriana<br />
Perido<br />
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“Ms. Francies<br />
Feline Fancies”<br />
Sienna Skye<br />
Foxdale<br />
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“IONIC - Cocina<br />
de Meigas”<br />
Elaine Lectar<br />
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“Soup, Tea,<br />
Cookies. A<br />
puppy and a<br />
kitten”<br />
Bambi<br />
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“.”<br />
Lan<br />
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“#763 /s o l i t u<br />
d e/”<br />
Y a s h i c a<br />
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“Pray”<br />
Magnum<br />
Gunawan<br />
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“La Darsena”<br />
Alessandro<br />
Livingstone<br />
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“I will shine<br />
within your<br />
shade”<br />
Mogovtle<br />
Karnstein<br />
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“Walsh County<br />
01”<br />
Vivena<br />
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“Pure”<br />
lakaluka<br />
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“Poésie<br />
Indécise”<br />
Amberly<br />
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“Me & You”<br />
Shilenni<br />
Resident<br />
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“#330<br />
Strawberry<br />
fields”<br />
Nuria Niven<br />
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