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A Journey Through Second Life
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A Journey Through Second Life
Copyright Lucas Leo Catalano 2024
Updated Sep 2024
Location Second Life
Topics Books
Summary
The series A Journey Through Second Life examines what is lost in translation when we digitise the human experience. With photographs of a computer screen, the viewer is taken on a field trip inside the virtual reality world of Second Life. A place online that can rival real world cities in size and dynamism. Where millions login to live out a parallel life amongst one another. Each exploiting the plasticity of the digital medium to reshape and redefine who they are.
The series A Journey Through Second Life examines what is lost in translation when we digitise the human experience. With photographs of a computer screen, the viewer is taken on a field trip inside the virtual reality world of Second Life. A place online that can rival real world cities in size and dynamism. Where millions login to live out a parallel life amongst one another. Each exploiting the plasticity of the digital medium to reshape and redefine who they are. Simulating an extension of their idealised selves to find friendships, careers, and even love. This appeal is what makes people on Second Life believe they are more than just players of a video game, but residents in a place of sincere human flourishing. A Journey Through Second Life showcases a reality free from physical limitations. Where we can conquer our unhampered aspirations, as well indulge our unhinged psyche. Spiralling the viewer towards a dizzying destination that leaves more questions asked than answered: Who is actually being photographed? What documentary merit does the series even have? How does simulating living affect life's very meaning?

- Australian Photography Awards Experimental category Shortlist 2024
- Photo Collective Book Dummy Awards Finalist 2024 
- PCP Contemporary Landscapes in Photography Awards Finalist 2024

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