List two words that you associate with Burning Man. If you’ve never been, there’s a good chance you chose sex and drugs. The media and everyone else loves talking about those topics. If you’ve made the trip to Black Rock City, you know these words are only two on a long list of what this [...]
Posted by Kimbriel Dean on May 24th, 2013 with 0 Comments
From the moment that Heather Hollander first stepped on the playa, she fell in love. Her heart embraced the people, and they loved her back. You can’t help but love Heather. She has a way of making you feel like you are family.
Posted by Pamela Stewart on May 23rd, 2013 with 0 Comments
When packing for a festival, have you ever thought to bring a decorated mailbox? Sounds silly, right? Not if you’re going to Burning Man this year.
Posted by Kimbriel Dean on May 23rd, 2013 with 1 Comments
The South Bay Burners are at it again. They’ve contributed an installation to Burning Man’s Circle of Regional Effigies (C.O.R.E.) since 2011, the first year the regional ring of fire encircled the Man. Right now, they’re hard at work planning and prepping to create a new work of art, a piece which will be destroyed [...]
Posted by Kimbriel Dean on May 22nd, 2013 with 1 Comments
She reaches toward the sky, her head flung back, her body stretched in a pose that shows her strength and her free spirit.
Posted by Pamela Stewart on May 21st, 2013 with 8 Comments
The Burning Man temple catalyzes a near universal experience of emotional release – a feeling of letting go – even though this structure holds as many meanings as there are burners who walk through it. We bring different thoughts and prayers to this structure based on what’s going on in our own lives.
Posted by Kimbriel Dean on May 21st, 2013 with 2 Comments
Do you talk to strangers? You should, according to Intel principal engineer, Maria Bezaitis’ TED talk. “The threat to worry about isn’t strangers; the threat to worry about is whether or not we’re getting enough strangeness in our lives,” she says.
Posted by Kimbriel Dean on May 20th, 2013 with 5 Comments
Most Temples have humble beginnings, no matter how ornate they become. The Temple of Whollyness started with a chair.
Posted by Pamela Stewart on May 20th, 2013 with 14 Comments
Have you ever wished you could read minds? If so, go to Burning Man this year and check out Mens Amplio (Latin for “expand your mind”).
Posted by Kimbriel Dean on May 17th, 2013 with 7 Comments
Rich Van Every personifies every man and woman who has ever dreamed big and made it happen. I say that because even though Rich mocks the gods of danger whenever he embarks on one of his adventures, he is a gentle soul.
Posted by Pamela Stewart on May 16th, 2013 with 8 Comments
When I wander around the playa, I often question how in holy hell people build so many gigantic art installations. The majority of the construction must be completed prior to Burning Man since most artists aren’t anywhere near Black Rock City until the event or just before it. Where do they find space and tools [...]
Posted by Kimbriel Dean on May 16th, 2013 with 3 Comments
What if I told you the world is a blank canvas on which you can paint your wildest dreams? Anything you can imagine, you can create… If you want to learn how to do these things, watch Dream, director Rich van Every’s amazing new Burning Man video.
Posted by Kimbriel Dean on May 15th, 2013 with 18 Comments
