Cajsa Lilliehook covers the best in virtual world screenshot art and digital painting
I like exploring SL groups because I always find a few new people who do great work. I checked out SL Noir, influenced perhaps by the book I recently finished, Denver Noir. It’s part of a series of what you might call around-the-world in noir. They’ve done noir Paris, Rome, Hong Kong, and Baghdad, but when will they do Second Life? At least the SL Noir group will give them a place to start looking.
“Night Stop” from Lam Erin does what the best noir stories do. It suggests, it doesn’t tell. The road is narrow. The trees grow so close to the road, they may fall and block the road in high winds. The rain is heavy and there are storm clouds in the sky. The car is a paltry refuge from the elements, but they home where they have stopped cold and unwelcoming without a single light. At least Brad and Janet saw a light in the darkness.
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“Mannequin” from Joanna Kitten is another great noir picture. I love when stories show, don’t tell. This does that so well. The mannequin is the closest to the viewer, seemingly observing the woman walking past the store. Where does the story go from here? Will the mannequin witness a murder? Is the mannequin a murderer? We don’t know. The story does not tell us.
“It’s You or Me” from Vico Mancino captures a common noir theme, the dual identity of good vs. evil within us all. The choices we make. Sometimes the choices are made for us. That snake is wild!
SL Noir is a fun group, though it’s not getting a lot of attention with only 35 members. There’s a few people posting pics that have nothing to do with the theme, but not so many as to drive people away. If you like the noir sensibility, you should join.
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Cajsa Lilliehook is a sixteen year resident of Second Life, where she owned a photo studio, spent several years as a DJ at The Velvet, and for her first SL job, cleaned up prim trash. She co-founded and runs the It’s Only Fashion blog with her best friend Gidge Uriza. She also has a book review blog, Tonstant Weader Reviews and a cooking blog, Single Serving Recipes. She spends a lot of time researching and reporting on Republican sexual predators. In her first life, she is a retired grassroots leader who has worked for economic and social justice issues most of her life. She is also the minion of a cat named Nora.
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