It's that time of year again:
Burning Man -- "an experiment in temporary community dedicated to radical self-expression and radical self-reliance," which takes place annually in Nevada's Black Rock Desert -- has begun. (It runs August 29-September 5.)
The theme of this year's event, Psyche, "explores psychology: self expression, self reflection and the unconscious power of dreams," and organizers will divide the playa outside the town of
Gerlach, Nevada into zones related to different aspects of the mind: the Conscious, the Subconscious and the Unconscious.
If you're planning to attend Burning Man check out the
improbable orchestra, "an interactive table chock full o' knobs for collaborative soundmaking."
" 'But,' says you. 'I hate knobs. Give me lasers, man.' Sure! You obviously want the
interactive Aeolian harp, which suspends a series of laser beams through which you can walk to trigger sound," writes Peter Krim on the
Create Digital Music Web site.
For those of you not attending Burning Man this year check out the photo galleries at
flickr, or rent Alex Nohe's documentary
Burning Man: That Burning Sensation, Paul Barnett and Unsu Lee's
Confessions of a Burning Man, or
AquaBurn, a collection of Burning Man films by Bill Breithaupt.
Aficiandos should also keep an eye out for the Festival in a Box, a touring program of Burning Man-related films organized by the
Burning Man Film Festival, a project of Santa Cruz-based
Burning Beach, or book a ticket for the
London Burning Man Film Festival.
# posted by Steve Gallagher @ 8/30/2005 01:11:00 PM
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Where is burning man this year?
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posted by funny shirt guy @ 3/14/2006 12:19 PM
