It’s always an experience coming home from an immersive event. Good movies can do it, especially when you’ve experienced catharsis, I’ve also experienced it a good meditation or epiphany. But when the event is weeks long, with a totally different culture and social mores, the decompression experience can approach culture shock in its intensity. When … Continue reading Burning Man 2015 in Pictures LXX: Decompression in Reno
When we last saw our intrepid adventurers, they had just finished combing the desert around the Charnival installation. Today, we join them as they teardown the main camp, and set off for their next adventure!
When we last saw our intrepid crew, they were in the middle of teardown of the Charnival. Today, we see them finish teardown of the Charnival, and start combing the desert[1] for MOOP[2]. [1]Ref: Spaceballs. [2]This is a long and painstaking process. Somehow, I didn’t take any pictures of this. Imagine raking an area of … Continue reading Burning Man 2015 in Pictures LXVIII: Combing the Desert!
Last time, we saw our intrepid crew teardown the last of Mirror Blaze. Today, the rest of the Charnival!
Last time, we followed our intrepid adventurers as they continued the teardown of Mirror Blaze. Today, we follow them as they complete this task.[1] [1]Still arduous, but took about 1/3 as long as putting it together (not including MOOP sweep).
Last time, we watched the first stage of the Mirror Blaze teardown. Today, we witness the second part of the teardown, and some of the (very very very sooty) effects of having flame effect equipment in an enclosed tube for a week. Next time, the rest of the Mirror Blaze tear down!
(Last time with our intrepid heroes…) Midnight Poutine. There is nothing quite like it. You would think that the time of day would make no difference in the taste of a food, but you would be wrong[1]. [1]It could also be the temperature, or the altitude, or the (lack of) humidity, Moving on from Midnight … Continue reading Burning Man 2015 in Pictures LXIII: Sunlight Poutine and Mirror Blaze Final Night!
When we last saw our intrepid crew, they had just finished researching and learning about MOOP. Today, we follow them as they explore more of the wild (and not so woolly) camps. (Note that this post is many pictures and fewer words. With all the distracting things happening in the world right now, I’m finding … Continue reading Burning Man 2015 in Pictures LXII: Unnecessarily High Fives!
When we last saw our intrepid adventurers, they had just found an incarnation of balance and harmony, then had that jarringly ripped away from them by an encounter with a MOOP sculpture: So, a word about moop or MOOP. ‘MOOP’ is the abbreviation for ‘Matter Out Of Place’, the anti-thesis of ‘leave no trace’. It’s … Continue reading Burning Man 2015 in Pictures LXI: The Essence of MOOP
When we last saw our intrepid adventurers, they had just been told by the Oracle to seek out ‘Balance and Harmony’. Not fully understanding this command, they continued exploring the art gallery where they had found the Oracle. Equally perplexing was the whispered comment “In seeking Balance and Harmony, you shall find meaning inside and … Continue reading Burning Man 2015 in Pictures LX: Finding Balance and Harmony