Nonnatus

This Raymond's mother had died giving birth to her son, and he was delivered by a caesarian section — hence his nickname Nonnatus, which is Latin for 'not born'.

Old Calendar: St. Raymond Nonnatus Argent 2006

One of the most interesting Twitter exchanges in recent memory began when Aussie virtual artist Nonnatus Korhonen aka Andrew Burrell responded to one of my blatherings with "the ultimate divide between the virtual and the real surely remains one of semantics?"

Earth Primbee gets Metaphysical: An analogy of worlds, real and virtual Bettina Tizzy 2009

One of the most interesting Twitter exchanges in recent memory began when Aussie virtual artist Nonnatus Korhonen aka Andrew Burrell responded to one of my blatherings with "the ultimate divide between the virtual and the real surely remains one of semantics?"

Archive 2009-08-01 Bettina Tizzy 2009

Avatar Nonnatus Korhonen and real bees hover over the honey in Nuerone Schism's hand

Australia awards AU$30,000 to Nonnatus Korhonen and Nuerone Schism to combine art with neuroscience and make virtual bees Bettina Tizzy 2008

Not Possible IRL: Australia awards AU$30,000 to Nonnatus Korhonen and Nuerone Schism to combine art with neuroscience and make virtual bees skip to main

Australia awards AU$30,000 to Nonnatus Korhonen and Nuerone Schism to combine art with neuroscience and make virtual bees Bettina Tizzy 2008

He is also the avatar of an avatar, a representation of Nonnatus Korhonen, one step removed from having his own human.

Archive 2008-11-01 Alpha Auer 2008

Australia awards AU$30,000 to Nonnatus Korhonen and Nuerone Schism to combine art with neuroscience and make virtual bees

Australia awards AU$30,000 to Nonnatus Korhonen and Nuerone Schism to combine art with neuroscience and make virtual bees Bettina Tizzy 2008

He is also the avatar of an avatar, a representation of Nonnatus Korhonen, one step removed from having his own human.

“uncharted pages from a voyage of the beagle” Alpha Auer 2008

Our own Nonnatus Korhonen (aka Andrew Burrell), together with Nuerone Schism (aka Trish Adams), are the recipients of the Council's AU$30,000 grant, which they will use to collaborate on Mellifera, a mixed-realities artwork exploring cognitive processes and body movement, and their relationship to virtual environments in both Second Life® and the recently launched Australian virtual platform, Vastpark.

Australia awards AU$30,000 to Nonnatus Korhonen and Nuerone Schism to combine art with neuroscience and make virtual bees Bettina Tizzy 2008

They are the birds by Sydney-based Nonnatus Korhonen (aka Andrew Burrell), created for the Garden of NPIRL Delights (teleport directly from here).

Archive 2008-06-01 Bettina Tizzy 2008