The thoughts and introduction of Ego Leonard
Observation
In the ‘real world’ there are many rules and regulations. Society requires that you place yourself within a certain group or else be considered an outsider. But there’s a genuine and sincere need for an authentic self and it’s further growth and development. Still, a visit to the virtual world enables people to take on a different identity, or even identities. And be someone they in essence are not.
Question
But are the friends that you make there for real? And can you hold on to your true identity while also being someone else in the virtual world? Is it not more exciting to discover all the beautiful things in your own, non-virtual world, in stead of creating an ideal situation in this other, virtual world?
Aim
To (learn to) see our own, physical world with bright new eyes. See the beauty of it, admire it, and adore it.
I would like to introduce myself:
My name is Ego Leonard and according to you I come from the virtual world. A world that for me represents happiness, solidarity, all green and blossoming, with no rules or limitations.
Lately however, my world has been flooded with fortune-hunters and people drunk with power. And many new encounters in the virtual world have triggered my curiosity about your way of life.
Ben Frost is an Australian-born visual and performing artist whose work seeks to challenge contemporary norms and values of Western culture and society.
Patricia Steur has been a successful independent photographer since 1980. In her career, tattoo and rock and roll play an important role. She has worked for many magazines photographing celebrities as well as shooting CD covers.