We Are All Magic!
I have a friend named Party Radar and I have known her for over 10 years in the Burning Man community. We have been on volunteer teams together, I have seen her dance on a bar (one of those things you...
View ArticleWhy The Nose?
We came across Tex Allen and his awesome calling-cum-project through the magic of the interwebs, and we tracked him down to give us the inside scoop on the nose. Cuz we love the nose. Here’s Tex: Tex!...
View ArticleWho Works the Gate? Great People! Maybe You?
The folks working the Gate are great people … and you might not realize this but they’re ALL volunteers. And they work HARD. Take a moment to learn more about this amazing crew, and you might just find...
View ArticleOpera de la Playa
[Jennifer Raiser is an avid long-time Burner, Burning Man Project board member, theme camp leader, and Black Rock Ranger. Her writing has appeared in the Huffington Post, San Francisco Chronicle, Nob...
View ArticleAnnouncing Burner Profiles
Black Rock City from afar on Burn night. Photo by Cameron Grant Burning Man is excited to announce the launch of Burner Profiles, a system to help facilitate the flow of information we regularly...
View ArticleTheme Camp Dues & Don’ts
The concept of a Theme Camp can be bewildering to someone who has never been to Burning Man. Deciding if you want to join a camp, start a camp, or go solo can be a tough decision. Some camps are open...
View ArticleVolunteer for the Burn Garden wood donation team
From DA, Playa Restoration Manager: We need YOU to join the BURN GARDEN WOOD DONATION TEAM! Located at 3, 6, and 9, near Promenade and Esplanade, the Burn Gardens are a cluster of Burn Platforms used...
View ArticleMoop Map 2015: This is what participation looks like
SHOUT OUT to Playa Mike, who posted this inspiring album from Burn Night 2015. Mike says: Every year on Burn Night my friends and I walk around the playa collecting as much MOOP as we can find and...
View ArticleEssential Burning Man History: William Binzen & John Law talk Desert...
Ever wondered why, if Burning Man was invented by punk rockers and industrial artists, the event doesn’t just look like a straight Mad Max and Tank Girl desert cosplay arena? Where did all the splashes...
View ArticleTips & Tricks #22 “Work Gloves”
I recently re-posted a video encouraging people to see themselves as artists. One criticism that came out was that I did not value the importance of nuts & bolts construction contributions. And I...
View ArticleMegs Eats World 1.1: Lakes, Boats and BACON!
www.PhotographyByPrivette.com Once Upon a Pinkie Swear In 2005, when I promised my friend Devin that I would to go to Burning Man, little did I know that I would soon be taken in by a community that...
View ArticleWho are you camping with?
I chose this photo because it is multiple images of the theme camps that surrounded us in 2003, those are our stars, Bollywood was across the street, Eye of Gawd next door, etc., etc., etc I am home in...
View ArticleWhile You Were Burning…
Welcome back! It was very strange not being there with you, and watching the event, vicariously and compulsively, on the streaming feed on the web over the course of a week. For me, Burning Man has...
View ArticleLive Debris – Portland Oregon
We don’t usually tell you about local events but we thought this was so new and exciting you had to know about it! A [BRAF] 2009 Grant Recipient, Live Debris 2009 is a series of international events...
View ArticleBURNING MAN 2010 DESERT ARTS PREVIEW – SF, JUNE 24th
Burning Man 2010 Desert Arts Preview – Annual Artist Lecture Series Thursday, June 24, 2010 6:00pm-11pm; Talks begin at 7pm Mission Rock Cafe 817 Terry a Francois Boulevard San Francisco, CA 94158-2209...
View ArticleTheme Camps: Encouraging Participation, Contribution and Consensus
[This is the second in our series of three posts about Theme Camps for the Metropol Blog Series.] Theme Camps are arguably the cultural lifeblood of [BM]. Participants gather their friends to camp...
View ArticleHelp Burners Without Borders help the Gulf Coast
‘Tis the holiday season, and dirt-rave-goers know that Buy Nothing Christmas is the best way to spend the winter solstice — giving mutual gifts of togetherness, experience, action, pay-it-forward-ism,...
View ArticleBabylon Cowboys
Photo: mkgraph I’ll never forget the first time I was out by the Temple at midnight, scribbling something by the dull light of my headlamp, when the flashing red and blue lights of the default world...
View ArticleFuente, Regionals, and Getting The Gift.
Waterfall bliss at an event in Baja. In 1998 I attended my first Burning Man. For the next 5 years or so, I spent 11 months a year waiting, less-than-patiently, for the Burn. Gradually I started to...
View ArticleDIY Your Burn: Shelter, Shade & Cool Cool Comfort
I recently met a Reno local who is preparing for her first burn. “Do I really need to get an RV?” she asked me. “My friend told me you can’t do Burning Man without an RV. I just want to bring a tent.”...
View ArticleVideo Call Out
WANTED: Participant Videos on Playa Preparation and Participation! DEADLINE: JULY 15, 2011 Calling all filmmakers and benevolent Burners! We want YOUR video submissions to share as part of the 2nd...
View ArticleCity of Gods
The act of declaring yourself an artist is a bold one. You are saying, “I consciously alter my environment. I shape the world. I create.” This is in direct opposition to our socialization. We are...
View ArticleThe Combinatorial Whimsy of Interactive Art
Whether you can twiddle it, tweak it or twirl it, Burning Man art oftentimes requires the viewer to somehow complete the piece through their engagement with it. With interactive art, the viewer...
View ArticleBee Here Now!
Rendering by Andrew Johnstone Every year since 2001, the Man has stood atop an elaborate base designed to reflect the spirit of that year’s art theme — and each one has included some kind of...
View ArticleIt’s okay to be miserable at Burning Man
I wish someone had told me that before my first year at Burning Man. Or my second. I figured it out myself on my third. We’re under 100 days ’till Burning Man. People are excited – and they want it...
View ArticleTurnkey Camping Guidelines
Peter Doty’s “Christmas Camp”, Burning Man’s first theme camp, 1993. Photo by Gerry Gropp. [Please note we’ve changed the nomenclature for these types of camps from “Plug & Play” to “Turnkey” to...
View ArticleBrilliant Ways To Burn
Burning Man 2020 was the worst ever…but it was WAY better than I thought it would be! I had tons of legit Playa experiences once I surrendered and fully Participated in physical and digital Burns....
View ArticleHow to Make Burning Man Happen — 365 and Around the World
Have you ever wished you could go to Burning Man 365 days a year? You’ve made it this far, so we’re going to reveal the big secret — YOU CAN! Consider this a cheat sheet for finding a gazillion...
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