Burning Man

El Pulpo Magnifico, an art car

The man at night, lit by neon lights (though likely L.E.D.s that look like neon).

Just your normal fire tornadoes.

More fire tornadoes.

Art installation -- Black Rock Train Station

"A mysterious rural train station appearing in the Black Rock Desert has become unstuck in time, haunted by ghost trains heard but not seen. Built in the mid-1930s to serve Black Rock City and the communities scattered throughout the vast Black Rock Desert, the station is unstable and oscillating through various moments over the last 150 years and beyond, with an ever-shifting interior life, and a subtle narrative that cuts against conventional historical themes."

https://burningman.org/event/2022-art-installations/#a2I8X00000h863xUAA
https://blackrocktrainstation.com

More El Pulpo Magnifico

The Man on fire

Temple on fire

Art Installation -- "Paradisium" by: Dave Keane & Folly Builders

"Paradisium is an interactive grove of geometric trees built primarily out of reclaimed lumber and trees burnt in the CZU Lighting Complex fire in Santa Cruz. An interconnected canopy creates shadow art on the playa floor, and meandering pathways lead to an opening in the center. Climbable trees and various walkways among the canopy will afford elevated perspective. Just like a real forest, the grove will have its seasons and 24-hour cycles. Paradisium provides a space for respite and reflection while fostering a sense of community and an investment in our shared future."

https://burningman.org/event/2022-art-installations/#a2I8X00000h85JnUAI
https://follybuilders.com/paradisium

Art Installation: "Sonic Sphere" by Kugel Collective

"The Sonic Sphere is a truly immersive audio and light concert orb. Occupants lie on suspended nets in the middle of the giant geodesic sphere where they are surrounded in all directions by lighting effects and 60 speakers each with a unique audio channel. This creates a truly omni-directional spatial audio experience – where shifting position and orientation shifts the perceived location of sounds from all around – front and back – above and below – left and right. Specially composed multi-channel compositions & audioscapes complimented by synchronised lighting effects will play on senses of sound to elevate consciousness."

https://burningman.org/event/2022-art-installations/?yyyy=&artType=B#a2I8X00000h8nWqUAI
https://kugelauditorium.com
https://sonicsphere.art

65k current occupancy as of Tuesday

Two buckets are the strongest connection known to man. Four ratchet straps were proper overkill to extract the buckets.

Playa at night filled with LEDs

Jewish Friday night Shabbat dinner; I found Sergey Brin outside.

Fireball surrounding the Man

The Man.

Was rather small this year.

Anyone notice that fire over there?

The Temple, "Empyrean" by Laurence Renzo Verbeck

"The architecture of EMPYREAN is replete with narratives and metaphors, which, with raw artistic inspiration, manifests a physical structure and intern allows the visitor to be sculpted by, and to sculpt, experience. This sculpting manifests by utilization of physical, prescribed architectural procession."

https://burningman.org/event/2022-art-installations/#a2I8X00000h81DhUAI
http://empyreantemple.com

Hot in the sun.

Ground temp was 125ºF

Dusty Solar Death Ray

Art Installation -- anyone know its name?

Electric violin and a sax.

Just your normal sky whale.

Art Installation: "Sea of Dreams" by Flaming Lotus Girls

"Sea of Dreams is an immersive fire sculpture with a story that unfolds even from a distance. Larger-than-life origami boats sail on a pilgrimage: sailing towards the central ring of fiery origami crane Elders guarding a sacred blossom with the power to dispel illusions. Entrapped in a landscape of their own making, these bold dreamers sail the Black Rock Sea to pay homage to the Elders and to release their illusions as blossoms of flame blooming into the void. Their release is shared with an assemblage of FLG’s signature fire art, including actuatable flame effects and a liquid fuel shooter sending colorful 50-foot flaming blooms into the sky."

https://burningman.org/event/2022-art-installations/#a2I8X00000h85KOUAY

Temple on fire

Unknown Art Installation

Seemed to be off the books, located at 40.78254, -119.18176 (https://osm.org/go/Tc4Kqo1s-?layers=D&m=) in the N-E of open camping.

Ride back to normality.

Stealth Cow waiting to make your day.