Artwork

Library of Light
11:51 5200', Open Playa
The Library of Light is an interactive wall display of light. Crafted from steel and 2000 warm white LED light bulbs, this 15x30 ft installation …
Life is a Puzzle
5:55 1600', Open Playa
At its core, this artwork is a colossal, multi-colored puzzle symbolizing life. However, its true significance lies in its portrayal of people coming together to …
Light Curve
5:23 2000', Open Playa
Light Curve is a rogue star ball of fire, mounted on a swinging arm, which is moved by participant interaction. Twenty independent flame heads, in …
Liminality
12:06 6275', Open Playa
Liminality represents the space in between what was and will be. It is neither here nor there. Liminality is a work containing doorways, stairs, and …
Live Dangerously, Carefully
1:00 1100', Open Playa
In the night it twinkles and glistens, in the day it blazes and shines! What is it? It's a pile of treasures from around the …
Lofty Aerostat and the Pyramid de Luz
10:40 4050', Open Playa
The Pyramid de Luz offers a unique vantage point to ascend and contemplate, while the hot air balloon provides exhilarating rides to hundreds, fostering moments …
Lost in Thought
11:57 1725', Open Playa
Lost in Thought is a life-sized sculpture of a person meditating, with the layers of self splitting away like the leaves of a lotus flower …
Love Shines Down
11:11 4555', Open Playa
The Love Shines Down molecule will be a beautifully crafted playground of wood joinery and delightful lighting elements, both simple and complex. The piece will …
Lyre '72
10:57 3900', Open Playa
Lyre – an instrument as old as ancient Greece. Symbol of harmony, union of cosmic forces, love, and devotion. '72: the year the artist was …
Mani Padme
1:00 6200', Open Playa
Mani Padme is a 9-foot tall, 5-foot diameter cylinder with 32 vertical bars of full-color, computer-controlled LEDs around its circumference. The cylinder spins on a …
Mariposa
4:30 1000', Open Playa
Mariposa is a 26' wide aluminum butterfly, hovering 15' overhead, with 39,000 LEDs. The tower that holds it aloft has an 8' wide porch swing. …
Mars Molecules
6:02 2850', Cafe Portal
This installation will be two sculptures, one titled "Molecule #3" which is 9' in diameter, and another called "Strobilus," which is a large-scale, 13-foot-tall bronze …
Matter Out Of Time
12:16 6300', Open Playa
Time machines? They sound like theremins. That's the rule. Matter Out of Time (MOOT) appears as a giant, shiny, spiky ball, partially embedded in the …
MAYU
12:22 4900', Open Playa
MAYU is an experience inspired by the warm embrace of a womb and the rejuvenating safety of a cocoon. The dome structure is made of …
Mega Intelligent Robot Artist (MIRA)
6:03 1740', Open Playa
Even as AI has become a commodity and is all around us, are we ready to — or should we — accept and welcome it …
Mercurialosity
12:00 6500', Open Playa
"Picture yourself in a boat on a river", or a bicycle on a dry lakebed, laughing and playing as you cantor around the Black Rock …
METAHEART
8:55 690', Open Playa
METAHEART is mirror-clad, three dimensional sculpture that rises 23' from the ground, reflecting the love and energy of the community. Three arching stainless steel arms …
Mir or
7:07 1300', Open Playa
This piece reminds us that even the darkest tools of destruction can be transformed into objects of contemplation and art. It urges us to consider …
Mokosh Temple
10:00 1800', Open Playa
In Mokosh's realm, we seek to find, A union of hearts, of like-minded kind. The goddess of life, of earth and of care, Guides our …
Mona Mushroom
2:15 1300', Open Playa
Mona is an eight-meter-tall, pink metal sculpture of a mushroom that evokes a soft, organic feeling, even though it is very strong, being constructed from …
Monoceros
12:10 3600', Open Playa
Monoceros in Greek means "one horn." This visually striking temple boat explores what having one horn means by exploring various unicorn appearances through time and …
Monument to East Man
1:30 5000'
This sculpture is inspired by the Monument to East Van, which itself is based on graffiti found in Vancouver, Canada since the mid-1900s. Over time, …
Moop-Boofer
10:30 4640', Open Playa
They drank from a bottle called DRINK ME And she grew so tall, A House from the playa with NO MOOP And not too big …
MÖTH
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The core idea of this project is that the MOTH statue has 3 hands. Each hand holds an item, symbolizing one of the people's personalities: …
Mount Playa Alpine Resort
11:30 7200', Open Playa
FINALLY, alpine skiing and snowboarding come to the Black Rock Desert and Burning Man. Mount Playa Alpine Resort provides 2,170* feet of vertical and over …
Musical Madness
1:15 4900', Open Playa
We are interested in creating a piece of art that reacts to its environment. In this case the environment is the often windy playa. While …
Naga and The Captainess
12:45 4200', Open Playa
Deep in the Black Rock Ocean, treasure and cargo are streaming out of the broken hull of a ship - the Aldrovanda. The ship belongs …
Nana papa
3:29 2285', Open Playa
Looks like building boxes with Papa in lettering. A physical art piece to honor our papas.
Napahe Tunaid (Paiute for Six Fires)
5:55 2290', Keyhole
Follow the fire to Center Camp Plaza.
Nebula Rider, Goldie and Minnie
12:05 1250', Open Playa
Adrian Landon returns with some new vibes and energies through mechanical marvel and sculpture, with kinetic horses and Pegasi of various scales.
Nebula Shroom Grove
7:30 2100', Open Playa
Nebula Shroom Grove is a creative art installation that tackles the theme of loneliness despite our hyper-connected world. Drawing inspiration from the solitary, yet interconnected …
NeuroLumina In The Dust
11:00 1280', Open Playa
NeuroLumina was sent to better understand humans. By day, it is a place to sit and ponder while thoughts are absorbed by NeuroLumina’s brain. As …
Non-standard Model
11:49 6500', Open Playa
D-shaped cylindrical objects support each other in an attempt to conquer the standard model.
Nothing Fits
5:06 1610', Open Playa
Giant pants, guaranteed not to fit. Really, really big pants, twelve times the scale of normal apparel with giant things in the pockets. This piece …
Nova Heaven
10:53 5300', Open Playa
"Nova Heaven" is a poignant tribute to the 407 lives lost at the Super Nova Festival and 2 other music events on October 7th, 2023. …
Now and Then
7:00 1100', Open Playa
Burning Man in the year 2000.
Now You See Me
4:25 2090', Open Playa
Now You See Me is a striking artwork crafted from interwoven crutches, pill bottles, and pills, symbolizing the resilience and strength of individuals with disabilities. …
No, YOU'RE Hallucinating
10:45 4870', Open Playa
"No, YOU'RE Hallucinating" offers a clever, creative, and captivating experience on burners' journey across the playa. Citizens can step up to the unit, ask it …
Nyurmók (2024)
4:43 2290', Open Playa
Nyurmok is a shrine to microtonality. Maximalist art. Impressionable and inspirational. Whatever an individual ponders and takes from it. Metallic and carved wooden build. The …
Obverse
6:18 1900', Open Playa
Obverse is a forced perspective installation exploring the relationship between the seen and unseen sides of individual people. The artwork encourages viewers to locate one …
Ocean of Tears
3:04 1490', Open Playa
Our first installation, in 2023, was the Tear Drop – an interactive, kinetic art piece. The tear drop in the middle, drops and creates waves; …
Oculus
7:17 1600', Open Playa
Oculus is a view of our vibrant and craterous iris, integral scleral layers, and vitalizing choroidal vessels. You are invited to climb through the vessels …
Ogoh Ogoh The Karmic Questioner
8:55 960', Open Playa
"The Ogoh Ogoh embodies the essence of karmic belief, serving as a tangible reminder of the power of compassion and empathy. It symbolizes the inner …
Oh-ICE-is
4:00 1700', Open Playa
Oh-ICE-is is a prototype of a solar-powered public shelter. A place on the Playa where one can find peace, protection, and rest without having to …
ONE TIN SOLDIER
5:15 1800', Open Playa
As you walk from the city deep into the playa objects slowly come into view, rising from the desert. Lost. Incomplete. A series of giant …
Organic Study No. 4
3:23 2040', Open Playa
Organic Study No. 4 is a large-scale steel sculpture that is a clear celebration of Mexican culture. It draws inspiration from Dia de Los Muertos, …
Out of the Void
6:44 1414', Open Playa
The interminable pursuit of being is coming out of the void.
Outside Voice
12:45 6940', Open Playa
In Deep Playa, there's a station where, if you are lucky, there might be a bus that takes you somewhere special. At least that's what …
Panopticonotopia 3.0!
8:45 2150', Open Playa
Welcome to Panopticonotopia 3.0!, the game-changing surveillance, security and mindshare corporation that takes your enterprise to the next level. Information sharing is essential to the …
Paradisium
6:05 3000', Cafe Portal
Tessellated trees born from the ashes of the Folly.