Artwork

Penumbra
2:23 1900', Open Playa
Penumbra is a striking geometric presence in the desert landscape. During daylight, it stands as a wooden monolith, its skeletal form inviting exploration. As the …
Perception
1:19 3700', Open Playa
Perception is a giant eye with a double pendulum on either side that can be spun around the pupil to trace a glowing pattern over …
Perennial Playground: Budding
12:35 1111', Open Playa
It's a playground that's also a flower! Budding is the 3rd chapter of Perennial Playground. In addition to the well loved flower chairs and glowing …
Perpetual Motion
3:05 1700', Open Playa
Perpetual Motion is a wind-driven kinetic sculpture. Three sets of colorful wind-driven paddle wheels are mounted on a tall curving steel armature. As the paddle …
peter bench
11:40 3500'
My part is a bench, installed in honor of my departed friend Peter. This bench began as a playatech bench, but has since been dramatically …
Phalange Federation THUMBderdome
8:52 2300', Open Playa
The Phalange Federation THUMBderdome is a dystopian space where one can try their hand in combat; well, they can try their thumbs in combat! A …
Philosophical Center: Potluck Noodle & Lemonade Stand, Home of the Man's Brain
6:05 1500', Open Playa
The stand appears as a gazebo, with shade and seating, designed as a granddaddy lamppost holding 12 lanterns. Upon closer inspection, it is found to …
Piece of Mind
12:04 5400', Open Playa
Need a moment of quiet? A moment of self-reflection? Piece of Mind is a light shimmering box from the outside, a quiet and cozy room …
Pipedream
1:15 3300', Open Playa
Five pairs of swings, arranged as a pentagonal swing set, will play sets of overhead organ pipes. The painted structure is primarily wood with metal …
Planetary Playground
11:32 2900', Open Playa
You feel a gravitational tug drawing you in – Planetary Playground has trapped you in its orbit! Swirling in closer, you glide past the starry …
Play4Two: Contact
4:30 4815', Plaza
Play 4 Two is a piece of audio theatre on a shaded space built for just the two of you. Put on the headphones, press …
Playa Art Park
3:12 1400', Open Playa
The Playa Art Park is a semi-enclosed sculpture garden in a park-like setting. It encompasses a random collection of smaller art pieces created by many …
Playa Portrait Pallet
1:17 2720', Open Playa
A pallet, representing the pedestal on which the burner or burners stand, will be placed on the playa across from an art frame. Those on …
Playastan Crossroads Revisited
6:25 2530', ARTery
The ARTery, the central hub at Burning Man for artists and arts curious, will be enhanced and activated by fabric artwork made by Cameron Anne …
Playawatch
10:21 1010', Open Playa
Lifeguarding the playa
Plurality
10:48 1090', Open Playa
From a distance, one can see a cluster of many bright orange organza flags flying in the wind. As you look closer, you realize that …
P.O.D.S. (Plants of Dimensional Spatiality)
6:38 1100', Open Playa
PODS is a group of plant-like seating pods which are covered in colorful blossoms. Connecting the three pods is a series of stems that join …
Polychroma
12:17 4100', Open Playa
Polychroma is an iridescent LED rainbow with interactive cloud pillars and relaxing benches. Citizens of BRC can lay awash in the beauty of the full-color …
Portal Oasis: An Inquiry into the Liminal
12:00 3030', Open Playa
Portal Oasis is a tribute to the ethereal, designed to connect participants with higher thought concepts. It embodies both metaphor and physicality, showcasing a mirrored …
Prenup
2:34 1500', Open Playa
Prenup is a half white, half black wedding dress, which symbolizes the fact that over 50% of marriages end in divorce.
Prismatic Perspectives
10:15 1300', Open Playa
A view of Prismatic Perspectives from the outside will appear to be a little house entirely made of doors and windows...but not just any doors. …
Programmed For Pleasure
10:24 2500', Open Playa
Humans are biologically wired to seek pleasure and enjoyment in life and can manifest in various ways such as pursuing activities to bring happiness, satisfaction …
Project Flashlight
1:41 2410', Open Playa
Project flashlight embodies the joy of light on a grand scale. Pure, incredibly bright white beams, like fingers of god in the dust, contrast with …
Queen of Thorns
12:43 1930', Open Playa
Triple Prism screen, showing 3 archetypal images of women. Internally, there is a shrine with objects. Each object is tagged with an appropriate affirmation. People …
Rabbit of Curiosities
11:41 1400', Open Playa
Enter at your own delight! Experience things otherworldly! Collaborators: Ray Frost, Alfredo Becerra Jr Built at The Generator and Potentialist Workshop
Rabbitsaurus and Mallardsaurus
2:12 1635', Open Playa
Rabbitsaurus and Mallardsaurus are fictionalized dinosaur figures from my graphic novels. They carry my understanding and imagination of the view of time and space, immaterial …
Radial Sonic Runway
11:35 5335', Open Playa
The Runway Crew is back! The Radial Sonic Runway visualizes sound waves rippling across the desert. Twenty-five gates with LED spokes form a corridor stretching …
Rainbow Desert Waters
8:13 1300', Open Playa
Rainbow Desert Waters, materializes as a floating mirage. The crystalline structures, dynamically hued, mimic desert strength and fragility; reflecting back to utilize those qualities within …
Reclamation of a Stolen Heart
3:55 900', Open Playa
Reclamation of a Stolen Heart will act as a beacon to those who seek peace for their hearts, offering them a place to congregate and …
ReHatchosaurus Recyclosaurus III (aka R3)
3:45 1340', Open Playa
Our project will feature the dinosaur from 2023, Stella. Her eggs from last year hatched, and the baby dinos want to play with Burning Man …
Release
5:55 1300', Open Playa
Release is a contemplative sculpture that seamlessly intertwines the female figure with the delicate symbolism of butterflies. She will be 33' tall and emerge from …
Relevé Ladies
11:45 3000', Open Playa
Relevé Ladies is an interactive art installation that celebrates the power of feminine expression. What began as sculptural studies for Rebekah Waites's 2022 installation Relevé, …
Remergence
10:03 5480', Open Playa
Remergence has been created to evoke a sense of emerging from an enclosed state to re-merge into a far grander and freer reality that our …
Return to Sender: A Burning Man Time Capsule
9:03 1200', Open Playa
The playa is a place where inspiration and reflection meet. This artwork invites you to capture a moment in time. Join the 2024 collective psyche …
Rhinoceros
5:55 1780', Open Playa
A mechanically-styled rhinoceros made from found objects and new steel. It has multiple manual parts for participants to enjoy.
Rose
4:52 1170', Open Playa
The Queen of flowers has arrived on playa ready to party. During the daylight hours, Rose quietly soaks up the rays of sunlight. When the …
Rotations of Time
11:55 1900', Open Playa
Rotations of Time is a series of three pinwheel clocks that move in measurement of the ways we perceive our greatest measurement of life. Time. …
Rushmore
5:55 1000', Open Playa
Here are North America's top animal predators presented in poses similar to the Mount Rushmore carvings of four famed United States presidents. For our animal …
Saccadia
9:22 1870', Open Playa
Saccadia promotes an unfamiliar visual perspective and prods people to help those around them to see it. As an unmonitored public canvas, Saccadia simultaneously inspires …
Saint Larry Through the Looking Glass
6:00 20', Man Pavilion
From the caverns of your imagination comes a puff of smoke and a riddle of verse. This piece is an unending tribute to a friend …
SANCTUM
2:02 1650', Open Playa
Sanctum - A sacred place, a place of privacy and inviolability. An immersive, interactive experience, inviting participants to engage in a dialogue between self and …
Sands of Time
12:03 1790', Open Playa
Sands of Time holds an opportunity for individuals to collectively reflect on their perception of the passage of time as they encounter each other at …
Scared Sacred
11:52 7700', Open Playa
Scared Sacred is a play on the balance between light and darkness. The lower half features a trunk that is entwined with serpent creatures and …
Seer of Similar Scenes
4:10 2200'
The Seer is a 7' steel mirrorbird that shows Burners beholding it the most similar Scenes it has previously Seen.
Self-Inflatuation
3:03 2190', Open Playa
The Self-Inflatuation bench is a breath of unfresh air! Operating under the 11th Principle that everyone loves their own brand, this piece offers all Burners …
Self Reflection Transportation
7:30 4815', Plaza
Our piece is an attempt to encapsulate the power of this field of light, and show everyone what it looks like around you and surrounded …
Serendipity Dispenser
3:49 1880', Open Playa
The Serendipity Dispenser encourages gift giving experiences by providing three components: the experience, the person to gift, and the time window in which to do …
Shakti Chakra Shrine
1:28 4100', Open Playa
The Shakti Chakra Shrine is a puzzle of healing sounds that can be unlocked by several participants working together with the 7 pyramid-headed figures placed …
Shell
3:30 1100', Open Playa
Shell is a sculpture about scale and how usually when we find a shell on the beach we can pick it up to inspect it …
Shelter
6:00 4815', Plaza
Between sheltering pillars, valleys with their flowing, ever-changing streams create endless shadows and textures, weaving together the fabric of a sheltering experience.