Open through until late February 2024 within the ground-level main gallery at NovaOwl Community Centre & Gallery operated by ULi Jansma, Ceakay Ballyhoo & Owl Dragonash, is a small but engaging exhibition of images by fellow blogger and Second Life traveller, Susann DeCuir.
Entitled Nature and Animal Impressions from Second Life, this is a modest display of pieces with – as the name suggests – a focus on animals (particularly our feathered friends!) and landscapes. Taken at various locations around Second Life, they images serve to both illustrate Susann’s enthusiasm for the many faces of this digital realm and her richly engaging style of photography.
It also, if I might say so, provides insight into Susann’s humour and philosophy on life. The former might be found in the captions provided for some of the works, with Attention, this morning… carrying a hint of a Jets and Sharks confrontation to the point where you can almost hear Bernstein’s music in the background, and Owls Tribunal with its quintet of owls sitting atop fence posts like judges at the bench considering Issues Of Import.
The latter – Susann’s outline on life, might be most clearly glimpsed within Don’t Cry Because It’s Over, Smile Because It Happened; a valid philosophy for looking on life, loss and love.
What I particularly appreciate about Susann’s work is her approach and style. Not only does she have an eye for capturing a scene and an theme or idea, she has a deft approach to processing her images, as she notes herself.
I only use one program for the Second Life photos, the free version of Fotojet. I use it to put the motif in the right light by using some minor effects. Apart from that, everything is shown in its original form as created by the sim designer. I pay particular attention to the fact that I use the region’s own EEP.
– Susann DeCuir
This results in images which are both personal in the message they may carry whilst also giving a richness of depth to her impressions of the places she has visited without betraying the creator’s original intent. All of which makes this a genuinely treat of an exhibition; my only regret with it is that there are not more pieces on display to enjoy!
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- NovaOwl (Novatron, rated General)
Inara Pey: Living in a Modemworld 
Thank you, Inara, for sharing your thoughts on Susann Decuir’s art exhibit! Your insights always bring out the true spirit of the artist’s journey, and I love how you express it. Your writing style adds an extra touch that makes the experience more enjoyable. I appreciate your views so much. 💜
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Thank you, Owl, and you’re welcome! Just hope I’ve not put words in Susann’s mouth, so to speak!
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You used exactly the right words. ♥
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Thank you ❤
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Dear Inara, thank you very much for your report on my exhibition. I feel honored that you are reporting on it.
Your words make me very happy.
Best regards
Susann
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Thank you, Susann! – a pleasure to see and write about your work!
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