{"id":12686,"date":"2020-08-12T05:44:08","date_gmt":"2020-08-12T12:44:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mywalkabout.net\/?p=12686"},"modified":"2021-08-24T04:37:58","modified_gmt":"2021-08-24T11:37:58","slug":"into-the-breath-new-wonderspaces-for-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mywalkabout.net\/?p=12686","title":{"rendered":"Into the breath….New Wonderspaces for 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The man ventures out into this new world<\/strong>, eyes darting warily for danger as the mask is securely on his weather beaten face. One can’t tell friend from foe when a face is hidden from view. He enters a mall, a place that will soon become a relic in this modern online shopping age, but for now it is still housing those that brave the outdoors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Wonderspaces<\/a> has new exhibits for our Covid world, the artists showcasing their perceptions of reality through different mediums.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Robotic arms use facial recognition<\/strong> software to draw those of us that pass by. Singer sewing machines play haunting melodies. Black sludge from the underworld is manipulated with magic and magnets. A rainbow colored room gives you the perception of color in an otherwise cold, black and white reality.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The man enters a protective bubble<\/strong> called “Into the Breath”. A large chamber meant to represent the isolation one can feel these days. He is comforted by the solitary confinement for a few moments, but then others enter, breaking the barrier of protection. He scurries like a mouse to the edge of the bubble, then quickly exits, hoping to have avoided the virus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The new exhibits<\/strong> almost make him feel normal again, as though the world is the same as it always was, but he knows that is just his mind playing tricks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

Nothing will ever be as it was.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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