June-July 2022 exhibition @ the Annex of Nitroglobus: Body Language/The Invisible Woman by Wicked Eiren.
This was the first time Wick showed her work at an SL art gallery. and of course I am super proud she choose Nitroglobus. Proud to present this intriguing and very emotional exhibition by Wicked who with these images asked for acknowledgement of/attention for her situation, and that of many others in the world who are suffering from Central Sensitivity Syndromes (CSSs), an umbrella term which houses a series of complex chronic diseases like myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS), fibromyalgia, and many more.
A diseases that you can not see, but which needs to be heard, the silent scream!
My special thanks goes to Adwehe for her awesome light art, specially created for this exhibition.
I am an invisible woman.
Not because people refuse to see me.
They know I am here.
But it's as if my (pain) detracts from my existence.
My presence too often mistaken for absence.
I am an invisible woman.
poem by Toni Blackman
Description of the exhibition by Wick:
SL is a creative relief for me and emotionally it is a way to express what I can not have in RL. My artistic challenge is trying to make SL photography look like RL photography with the help of digital elements. I am inspired by Tim Booth. His versatile work encompasses portraiture, storytelling, and dreamy landscapes. And they’re executed with immaculate technique. I love how Booth explores shutter speed to evoke particular emotions. All without taking attention away from the story.
Booth’s approach to light on the human body is also stunning. I try to capture my moments or imaginations with the help of my digital avatars. It gives me time to concentrate and focus in a world that goes so much faster. My brain is so slow, that it feels like running through thick honey.. but it is not sweet coz everyone is long past in the conversation when my words and ideas have finally caught up! A side effect of my illness.
Body Language/The Invisible Woman exhibition:
What was once a vibrant beautiful engaging woman who's passion was dancing, now hides from a world which has no understanding of this disease.
People only see “you look normal on the outside” no one knows who I was before this disease took me. You cover your body and start to shield it from light, touch, sound, and movement...eventually love!
You try to join the living and put on a face for others, but the cycle repeats after you return home, the inner scream your body rebels and no one can see the pain inside, never knowing if or when you overdo. Receiving remarks as ”you look fine” or 'it must be in her head'...the stress you battle within and the pain in your limbs.
https://www.instagram.com/wickedpixelartist/
https://www.flickr.com/photos/wicked_photogaphy/
https://georgina-hannay.pixels.com/
More info about CSSs http://www.bcwomens.ca/health-info/living-with-illness/living-with-complex-chronic-disease
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The opening party was on Monday, 27 June, 12 PM SLT and started with a short contemporary ballet by Milena and Lalitha Carbone, followed by tunes of DJ Niels and particles by Kurk Mumfuzz, who replaced Venus Adored, using her particles.
This problem with rezzing was also responsible for the little amount of images of the opening party.
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IN THE PRESS
The following cool reviews were written about Wick's exhibition:
Inara Pey wrote a moving and indepth article in her blog 'Living in a Modemworld' about the exhibition:'Similarly, the use of black-and-white images is evocative of the manner in which life might appear to feel: washed of colour and vitality; a plain mix of light and dark that personifies the wish to retreat, to hide. It also most effectively underscores the central tenet to the exhibition, as does the intentional monochrome lighting and overall presentation of the hall itself a monochromatic finish of its own: that those who experience CCD / CSS so often encounter a two-dimensional response from others: they are seen, but not who they are, because their pain causes them to be denied true expression and/or to be cosseted, be it out of lack of understanding (the aforementioned “it’s all in her head”) or over-protective response (“you shouldn’t be doing that! Let ME take care of it!”) that can be as equally denying and born of a lack of understanding.'
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Frank Atisso also wrote a cool article in his blog 'ART KORNER' about this exhibition. Moreover, he larded it with stunning images.
Frank wrote:
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Diomita Maurer wrote an interesting review in het blog 'Diomita and Jenny Maurer's Blog'
Diomita wrote:
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OPENING PARTY
