Introducing a little about myself

Hi

I have been asked by Linnea to write a little about myself before your visit to my work in Second Life.

I regard myself as a visual artist with primal focus on interactive art and video art, often involving sounds in various ways.  In my work I try to link technology with conceptualisation in art and at times philosophical discourses.

After having done a couple of CD-ROMs and several net artworks, I was asked by TaggingArt to participate in their project Virtual Moves.  This introduced me to Second Life, the first virtual world I've ever visited.

The work I created for TaggingArt is an interactive sound installation for avatars called "N00sphere Playground."  After the exhibition at the National Gallery of Denmark (Statens Museum for Kunst), this work became permanently installed at HUMlab's SL sim of Umeå University, Sweden.  The work at the moment is also rebuilt on another sim for a Japanese festival, waiting for its re-launch.  This also includes a launch of my new SL work "Seduction." For more information, please visit: goodwindseiling.blogspot.com

My activities in Second Life also includes being the principal curator for an artist residency (Yoshikaze "Up-in-the-Air" Residency) at HUMlab sim for Umeå University.  Since its start in May last year, we have had 5 SL artists completing their residencies and now our 6th artist-in-residence is spending her time at the Yoshikaze spot.  More info on the residency programme can be found here: yoshikaze.blogspot.com

My RL activities encompass a wider range, from interactive live-video performance to sound art installation.  In addition, I am the editor-in-chief for an online journal on new media (hz-journal.org), curated video screenings, as well as being a consultant for exhibitions with machinima from Second Life.

More information on my activities: www.e-garde.net and www.i-mash.net

My Bio: www.e-garde.net/bio.html

My CV: www.e-garde.net/cv.html
(sorry a little outdated)
Some of my videos can be found here: www.vimeo.com/sachiko/videos

In my free time, I write some essays that touch wider cultural issues. These are published at tidningenkulturen.se.

Looking forward to seeing you all.

Sachiko Hayashi