{"id":3128,"date":"2019-03-15T14:44:22","date_gmt":"2019-03-15T14:44:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wpzimmer.demonlabs.be\/?post_type=projects&#038;p=3128"},"modified":"2026-03-16T16:52:14","modified_gmt":"2026-03-16T15:52:14","slug":"second-life","status":"publish","type":"projects","link":"https:\/\/wpzimmer-old.spot-digital.co\/en\/projects\/second-life\/","title":{"rendered":"Second Life"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em>Second Life<\/em> presents the idea\/l of a utopic community in two parts. The first, the virtual world of online communities such as Second Life, and the second a kind of futuristic retirement community, populated by elderly amateur performers 70 years and older.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/wpzimmer-old.spot-digital.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/Andros-Zins-Browne-_-Second-Life-c-Raymond-Mallentjer.jpg\" alt=\"Andros Zins-Browne_Second Life \u00a9 Raymond Mallentjer\" class=\"wp-image-3131\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wpzimmer-old.spot-digital.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/Andros-Zins-Browne-_-Second-Life-c-Raymond-Mallentjer.jpg 900w, https:\/\/wpzimmer-old.spot-digital.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/Andros-Zins-Browne-_-Second-Life-c-Raymond-Mallentjer-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/wpzimmer-old.spot-digital.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/Andros-Zins-Browne-_-Second-Life-c-Raymond-Mallentjer-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wpzimmer-old.spot-digital.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/Andros-Zins-Browne-_-Second-Life-c-Raymond-Mallentjer-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">\u00a9 Raymond Mallentjer<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The performance takes off from the consideration that the real world utopias (cruise ships, artificial private islands, gated communities) and those of the virtual worlds, exist on two sides of an ever-disappearing interface- where the real becomes more virtual, and the virtual more and more real. Whereas the first is primarily directed towards the elderly, the latter owes its existence to young gamers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The question becomes what kind of utopia society is ultimately in the process of creating &#8211; do we hope for an extension or an alienation from embodiment, do we hope to imagine a whole new body or just to escape the realities of the one we have?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-vimeo wp-block-embed-vimeo wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Andros Zins-Browne, Second Life (2008) -excerpts\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/18310986?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"720\" height=\"400\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-details is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\"><summary>EXTRA INFO<\/summary>\n<p>Project year: 2008<\/p>\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-details is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\"><summary>CREDITS<\/summary>\n<p>Concept: Andros Zins-Browne<br>In collaboration with: Agnieszka Dmochowska, B\u00e9atrice Balcou and Jaime Llopis<br>Performed by: Andros Zins-Browne, Agnieszka Dmochowska, B\u00e9atrice Balcou, Jaime Llopis, Magda Vandecaveye, Henk Slijp, Julia Goffen, Jeanne Van Peperstraete, Ilse Verbert<br>Extra&#8217;s: Jacqueline Soetewey, Maurice De Keyzer, Hugo Recko<br>Sound: Peter Lenaerts<br>Costume assistance: Ada Rajszys<br>Light and technique: Luc Schaltin<br>Set elements: Rommelo Yu<br>Production: wpZimmer for Filter vzw<br>Co-production: BUDA kunstencentrum (Kortrijk), PACT\/Zollverein (Essen), artcentre Vooruit (Ghent), Kaaitheater (Brussels)<br>With the support of: Flemish Government, Stad Antwerpen, Dans in Limburg and wpZimmer<br>In collaboration with: STUK kunstencentrum (Leuven), ccBe (Antwerpen)<br>Special thanks to: Beursschouwburg, Brussel , Seniorencentrum Brussel<\/p>\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-details is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\"><summary>PROJECT DATES<\/summary>\n<p>10\/04\/2010, PACT Zollverein, Essen (DE)<br>24\/10\/2009, wpZimmer\/Amperdans Festival, Antwerp (BE)<br>25\/02\/2009, STUK, Leuven (BE)<br>26\/02\/2009, STUK, Leuven (BE)<br>18\/02\/2009, Vooruit, Ghent (BE)<br>19\/02\/2009, Vooruit, Ghent (BE)<br>21\/11\/2008, Kaaistudio&#8217;s, Brussels (BE)<br>22\/11\/2008, Kaaistudio&#8217;s, Brussels (BE)<\/p>\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-details is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\"><summary>PRESS<\/summary>\n<p>Interview, Steven Debelder: <a href=\"https:\/\/wpzimmer-old.spot-digital.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/Interview-by-Steven-De-Belder-eng.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Interview-by-Steven-De-Belder-eng.pdf<\/a><\/p>\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-details is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\"><summary>TECHNICAL RIDER<\/summary>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thegreatindoors.be\/files\/second-life-tech.pdf\">http:\/\/www.thegreatindoors.be\/files\/second-life-tech.pdf<\/a><\/p>\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":3129,"template":"","class_list":["post-3128","projects","type-projects","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Second Life - wpZimmer<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"noindex, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Second Life - wpZimmer\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Second Life presents the idea\/l of a utopic community in two parts. 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