Art at Burning Man 1998
A perfect environment to be creative and do things that might not be possible in our normal urban setting. That is one of many things that I think Burning Man is all about.
Unfortunately my artistic talent is mostly photographic, so I am unable to give to the event as is is happening, but hopefully these pictures help you remember some of the enjoyment that you had while you were there.
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| The windblown bed at night | The Aesthetic Meat Foundation put on a great "bang on metal" percussion event the night of The Burn and trust me, it looked better at night. | AMF again. Yes, these were real horses heads, yes they stink, and believe it or not, they even had flies flying around them. Ewww. | The Bird in quieter times. Check out my dust storm pictures to see how it held up. | I wonder what he's thinking about. Maybe the lack of TV reception in the middle of the desert? |
| Art Dog or Dog Art? | I think this is the only animal that should be allowed out in Black Rock City. | Catching a little rest between rides. These guys seemed a little annoyed by the amount of people the first day, but at least the weather didn't seem to bother them. | "Come on fellas, here we go again." | No greed, no hate, and remember to smile. Something we all could learn from. Why don't you kids come out and play? |
| One of the many art cars out at Burning Man this year, these guys really seemed to be having a good time. | This fire artist was performing before the Opera. She was so fast I couldn't even get a still picture of her! | What better place to put out your flaming batons? | I am beginning to think this was one of the most visually versatile pieces at Burning Man. Every time I turned around I got to see it in a different way. | The Department of Public Works for Black Rock City made a whole bunch of these fire drums and had them all over the playa in case you needed to get warm in the evenings. Plus I think they looked great. |
| These windmills looked like someone had taken a metal image of The Man and bent it until it danced. | After I got back to work, I realized that this is a security camera cover just placed on the ground. Kinda like trapping a piece of sky in the dirt. | This was the main road from Center Camp to The Man. I don't know how I captured it completely empty, because I never saw it that way again. | The Nebulous Entity. Part art car, part sound sculpture, part participatory experience, and all weird, all cool. | Detail from the Nebulous Entity. |
| The Opera was a great story of fire and power and dancing. Even though the performance was delayed from midnight to nearly 4AM, it was worth the wait. | This is a little clearer view of the camp from on top of one of the vans. Check out the Storm section to see how much visibility you can lose in a dust storm. | Jesus peeing into rotating beer cans, that make a sculpture do a Monika Lewinski imitation? Just one of the many things you can find in Black Rock City. | Hey, we even had golf courses! I found two miniature golf courses, a maxi golf course and a driving range, all for 15,000 people? | Good thing this Rubik's cube was solved already because I'd hate to have to turn the pieces! |
| Art car or just a golden bull? You be the judge. | This robotic sculpture had a push button to turn the motor on an off and if you timed it just right, you could make him scrape the ground with his claws. | "20" is short for 10-20 which is short for location. Luckily there weren't many dogs out in Black Rock City for this to be much of a problem. | This giant Tesla coil did many performances throughout the week, and unless you can hear, smell, feel and see it going off, you are missing out on the whole experience. | Made me stop and think. |
| The Zen room had meditation sessions daily and what better place to contemplate your place in the universe? | ||||
All images Copyright September 1998, by Graham Linn. No unauthorized use permitted without prior written permission.
If you wish to negotiate use of these pictures, please contact me at burningman@thatplace.net There are more pictures that are not up here yet.
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