By Gemma Cleanslate
“I have packed my suitcase
walk out the door without looking
back
Leaving hopelessness and take the bus
to the city
Leaving hopelessness and take the bus
to the city
With the hope of a better life
I stand in the dust, waiting for the door to open
on the way to the city
I stand in the dust, waiting for the door to open
on the way to the city
Hope and uncertainty awaits me
in the foreign
I am on my way without looking back.”
I am on my way without looking back.”
What a surprise I had when I visited Betty Tureaud’s
installation, The City, in LEA27. I had stopped by about two weeks ago
and roamed the city, however, not enough it seems. The entrance is a desolate
desert landscape littered with animal skulls and other remnants of the
past. I was instructed to board a plane I could see in the distance so made my
way there .

I visited all the levels and enjoyed each
one, distinctly different and interesting. As I reached the last level, another surprise. I entered the next sim to find it also was part of this same
endeavor. Betty was near so I reached out to her for answers. She
explained that this is a collaboration with four artists in four LEA attached
sims. Tansee had the one that I landed in from Betty’s. The other two
connected sims have the work of Gem Priz and Mandel Solano.
I was able to
make my way to several of Tansee’s Dimensions (there are ten) but have decided
to do my article before I continue. As you know Tansee is a master of particles,
and they are evident in her enticing dimension. There is so much to see
and do in all the sims and I want you to be able to get there and start
your journey through. I can’t wait to have the time to continue on my own
travels. I will be going to Gem’s after March 7 since there is a change of the
presentation taking place on that date. 'Wrecks' opens then.
http://slurl.com/secondlife/LEA27/164/159/1003
Follow the footsteps to the plane. Bon voyage!
Gemma Cleanslate
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