Internet Art & Culture

I unfortunately could not attend the interview, so I wasn’t sure what content to expect when I started watching the recording of the interview. First thing I noticed was that all the members seemed much older than I expected. When I watched the Second Front pieces previously, from the use of non-sequitur humor and avatar’s appearance, I assumed that they Read more →

11pm, 28th October. I was deciding if I should take a really quick shower before the interview starts or not. 11:01pm, with much itch to shower, I decided not to. And, I am so glad I did not. The interview with Second Front was so rich with passion and energy and just having that spirit to share, the members Read more →

Second front up front

From the interview, I thought that the members of second front in real life were just as interesting as their avatar characters. In fact, the more that they spoke, the more it felt to me as if their avatars were extensions of themselves. It was really cool to interact with them in the chat section and to Read more →

It’s a perfect Second Front event if we crashed the system. (laughs) – Bibbe Hansen (when Randall’s Adobe Connect crashed)

The conversation with Second Front gave me new perspective on the topic of Performance Art. It was quite exciting to put a face to their avatars as if it was the first time I was meeting an online friend over a Skype Read more →

Wherever we go, something would crash!

On the 28th of October 28th at 11pm, we had the chance to finally meet the creators of “Grand Theft Avatar,” the Second Front. The interview was a rather refreshing and interesting one.  The members were all rather laid-back and I could tell that they were passionate in what they were doing as they did their Read more →

In the Second Front interview, many interesting question has been raise and discussed. There were also small amusing moment where Prof Randall suddenly disconnected due to the programme has crash, Second Front said that

Wherever we go, something would crash!

They said that in a funny way which I feel they are used to the crashing experiences working with the programmes. They Read more →

The interview with Second Front was a refreshing experience as we got to be in the virtual space with Second Front! They were all rather laid-back, cool and excited (especially Bibbe), and shared their personal experiences and thoughts about Second Life and their work. They talked about the difference between the virtual and reality, the reason behind their choice of Read more →

Seeing the humans behind any work always comes with an air about the whole scenario, ‘These are the people behind what I’ve been seeing’.

Despite being new to their work, seeing the people behind Second Front was no different.

And it’s made even more tantalizing by the fact that there’s the opportunity that I’ll be able to hear from the artists themselves, Read more →

Make way for the Second Front! To be able to be in the same space (Third Space, in this case) with the famous Second Front was quite intimidating. Some had their shades on, looking very charismatic and some had friendly smiles, typing witty comments in the chat.

The Visual World The interview started off by Prof Randall bringing up the visual world Read more →

The interview with the Second Front members were exciting and inspirational. They have set me thinking about performance art and their approach or opinions on it. It is so fascinating to see them getting so excited when they crash the internet. Usually when the internet crashes, people start to panic and try to fix the problem asap. Through their reaction, Read more →