Posted August 23, 200618 yr Lisa Hoffman has released her map for this years Burning Man Festival in Nevada. http://www.studioninedesign.com/ http://www.burningman.com/ Anybody going? (sorry for the large image, you'll get over it)
August 23, 200618 yr Can someone give me the cliffnotes version of what this event's theme is, the history of it, and how I'm suppose to interpret that map that someone on LSD obviously made?
August 23, 200618 yr David Burning man is a bizarre 3 day annual festival for artists and hippies held in the Nevada desert that attracts 30,000 people. "Burning Man" refers to a giant statue of a man that they light on fire at the end of the festival. What started as an art show on a beach in California has exploded into an event that eventually required it's own police force, medical facilities, sanitation, etc. Urban fans will note that you cannot have this many people assembled without some form of order. Each year has a slightly different layout, but the "streets" are a necessary part of the act. Experience shows that a circular system with the burning man in the center has been found to be simple to lay out, easy to navigate, and to offer photo opportunites with the burning man in the background. Groups are assigned lots based on previous year's experience.
August 23, 200618 yr i've wanted to go to one for years, but time & money haven't allowed yet. I'm heading west in a few weeks, just a bit too late. it's on the list of things to do at some point though.
August 23, 200618 yr David Burning man is a bizarre 3 day annual festival for artists and hippies held in the Nevada desert that attracts 30,000 people. "Burning Man" refers to a giant statue of a man that they light on fire at the end of the festival. What started as an art show on a beach in California has exploded into an event that eventually required it's own police force, medical facilities, sanitation, etc. Urban fans will note that you cannot have this many people assembled without some form of order. Each year has a slightly different layout, but the "streets" are a necessary part of the act. Experience shows that a circular system with the burning man in the center has been found to be simple to lay out, easy to navigate, and to offer photo opportunites with the burning man in the background. Groups are assigned lots based on previous year's experience. So this could be my outlet for getting in on the exclusive native american peyote ceremonies in my quest for spiritual enlightenment? Sure, I'll go congregate with the cactus-huggers :]
October 12, 200618 yr For those of us who would like to, but most likely will never attend, here is a good Flickr group: http://www.flickr.com/groups/burningman2006/
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