The Asteroid is an online avatar performance piece examining themes and ideas around the relationship between technology, isolation and desire. Performed for live and online audiences from the Second Life platform, The Asteroid” is a 25 minute avatar performance that can be viewed both in-world and via live streaming.The Asteroid saw its first presentation in December at Trinity Square Video in Toronto. This was part of a live streamed performance art event curated and presented by 7a*md8, aka the Toronto Performance Art Collective.The Asteroid was also presented at Roles 4 Womxn’s International Women’s Day event 2018 on Odyssey in Second Life.