Eva and Franco Mattes a.k.a. 0100101110101101.ORG
"Annoying Japanese Child Dinosaur"
Dockswiss, Luzern, Switzerland
Opening reception with the artists Friday June 1, 6 - 8 pm
June 2 - August 29, 2007

Dockswiss media lounge is pleased to present "Annoying Japanese Child Dinosaur", a portrait series from "Second Life" by Eva and Franco Mattes a.k.a. 0100101110101101.ORG.

"Annoying Japanese Child Dinosaur" is Mattes never-before-seen series of portraits of Japanese children avatars. They have been living in Second Life for over a year, shooting thousands of photos. After a process of selection, the photo-portraits get printed on canvas in big format, bridging Virtual Life with Real Life. At times eccentric, weird, cute or eerie, these images reflect one of Second Life's most lively subculture and aesthetics.

Mattes works in Synthetic Worlds include the well known portraits series "13 Most Beautiful Avatars" - recently shown at Postmasters Gallery in New York - and the ongoing series of "Synthetic Performances".

For more information and images: http://www.0100101110101101.org

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