Thanks to a lis­ten­er tip, we’re dis­cov­er­ing The Out­er Gar­den: the beau­ti­ful cre­ation of Bisou Dexler on the region Bad­dest. And in fact we want to remind all our lis­ten­ers that if you find a des­ti­na­tion or spe­cial event in Sec­ond Life that you enjoy, and that you think oth­ers might enjoy as well, send us the infor­ma­tion and per­haps it will become one of our episode fea­tures here on Where Have You Been?

The Out­er Gar­den has depth, bal­ance, and calm in so many ways.  It’s a per­fect des­ti­na­tion for pho­tog­ra­phers, explor­ers, and those who maybe are just look­ing for a qui­et­ing moment, sur­round­ed by sim­ple splendor.

The Out­er Gar­den’s design draws inspi­ra­tion from tra­di­tion­al Japan­ese paint­ings, aim­ing to rep­re­sent two-dimen­sion­al ele­ments in a three-dimen­sion­al  space. It’s a good fit for a vir­tu­al world. Bisou also envi­sions the gar­den on Bad­dest as a space that evolves and gets re-envi­sioned over time.

The motif of this cur­rent gar­den, which fea­tures a restrained colour palette, is the Noh play “Hagoro­mo.” Noh is the old­est form of tra­di­tion­al Japan­ese the­ater. It involves both dra­ma and dance and is often based on tales from tra­di­tion­al lit­er­a­ture fea­tur­ing a super­nat­ur­al being trans­formed into a human hero who nar­rates the sto­ry. Noh inte­grates masks, cos­tumes and var­i­ous props in a dance-based per­for­mance, requir­ing high­ly trained actors and musicians.

On the artist’s blog, they state “May this new gar­den become a tes­ta­ment to beau­ty, enrich­ing your soul with its pres­ence. Look­ing for­ward to the enchant­i­ng pres­ence of celes­tial beings in this gar­den where the worlds of the sea and sky inter­twine with­out doubt.”

This episode airs on Wednes­days and Sat­ur­days at 12 noon and 4pm SLT/Pacific until the end of August.

S05E05 – The Out­er Garden

Region: Bad­dest – Moderate

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Own­er: Bisou Dexler

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