Matej Vakula // Slovak Republic
Czechoslovakia Second Life
(Site Specific - video, objects, digital photo) This multimedia installation deals with conjunction of the internet virtual environment into the real public space. And at the same time with connection of the past and now on the Slovak territory.
On the virtual internet world Second Life, there exist new slovak capital inhabited by the utopian czechoslovak community. It's a place of desires. Members of this community has ideal bodies and wears virtual copies of luxury items.
This fact creates interesting relationship to our real capital - Bratislava. This site specific installation about this community was made in Slovak National Museum, in already existing exhibition about Czechoslovak history.