The title of the note card, “sexually explicit content”, caught my attention immediately. Normally I might send a note card with that title to that great LL rubbish bin in the oddly hued Second Life sky, but this note card came from the Second Life Artists group.. so it was obviously worth a look.

Gargantuan Uterus

The notecard itself was interesting. Artists are often the first to break laws and rules the censor our freedom of speech. And yes, to answer your question before we ask: we do it to push the limits imposed upon us by government, social mores, corporations, and religions.

Egg and Sperm Mobiles in the Gargantuan Uterus

Here is the artist’s explanation of his installation piece:

Hello beautiful ppl!

I am sure you all know that sexually explicit content is censored from SL art. I know that most of you have problem with that, as of course I do.
One of biggest absurd with that is that no one defined what is sexually explicit. Woman breast can be seen as object of sexuality, but its primary purpose is not that, that is first source of food for new born human. If u find breasts for sexual, then you have to consider mouth as sexual content also. Fingers, any part of body can be sexual content! Not only parts of body, leg of table someone can use as sex tool if that makes them happy.

Anyway, I made installation “Gargantuan uterus” in Pirats gallery that will be reopened today for visits. It is 100×100x100 meters large uterus in which u can rezz sperm mobile or eggcellmobile, chase around it with other ppl, bump on each other and play creation of life – most magnificent moment in existence of universe.

Tp for uterus is where problem begin! What is only logical entrance to uterus? Vagina! I made tp in sculpted vagina – that is directly against LL interpretation of TOS, in other words, I could get banned for that, Pirats gallery could be closed…

Thanks to Newbab Zsigmond who talked for more then hour with LL officials, I was granted permition to show  vagina as part of my project. In this case Vagina is not represented as object of sex, but as “gate” through which I saw light of the world for first time!!!

Pirats gallery won one big battle for freedom of expression in art. They risked a lot for it and they didn’t have to. They could bow their heads, but Newbab showed strength to fight for art.

I invite you all wonderful creators in SL to create what ever you want, art was always tool for progress of civilization… ART MADE HUMAN CIVILISED!!! Express your ideas and follow them till the end, no matter what it might cost, this world belong to creators…

Igor Ballyhoo

Please support freedom of expression through the arts by visiting not only the Gargantuan Uterus exhibit, but all the exhibits at currently at Pirats gallery.  These exhibits are a virtual feast for your eyes.

Pirats Gallery