June 6th, 2009 by Sydney

Hello,

My name is Sydney and I’m one of the faces behind FANTASY IRL, the ongoing project and website.  I guess you could say that I’m an artist, though I don’t usually like to call myself that.  I prefer… like… person working in photography and video not having to do with advertising. Yeaaaaah, I guess artist does sound better so I’ll just make it easier for everyone and just say I’m an artist.

Soooo… I’m an artist and I, along with my collaborator Senna, recently received a grant for a project we proposed called FANTASY IRL. For this project, we are investigating, in general, fantasy and science fiction fan culture, which include literature, gaming, anime, comics, film, television and everything in between.  To do this, we will be (and have been) going to conventions, clubs, and really, any kind of gathering of fans and enthusiasts we can possibly find out about.

Once we finish making the work, which will most likely take the form of photographs and video installations, it will be shown in a solo exhibition at a local gallery in Los Angeles, where Senna and I are based.  The show is scheduled to open April 2010.

On this blog, Senna and I, with the help of a few of our friends, will be posting articles, photographs and anything else that we feel aligns with the core interests of our project, which, beside science fiction, fantasy and fandom, includes the relentless search for aspects of fantasy IRL (in-real-life).

If you have any suggestions for things you think we might be interested in, feel free to post a comment or send either one of us an email.  And if you happen to see us around anywhere, don’t hesitate to say hi.