Archives for July 2019

Burn the Man, Not Your Camp: Five Tips for Doing Fuel Storage Right!

July 31, 2019 By Scirpus

***Updated to reflect 2024 Fuel Storage Requirements*** Did you know that you can be issued a citation by the Bureau ...Read More

BRC Art

The Machine in the Man: Henry Chang and Artgineering

July 30, 2019 By Dan Baker

“Enormous enlargements of an object give it a personality it never had before, and in this way, it can become ...Read More

Serious Stuff

Diversity & Radical Inclusion: Rachel Sadd on Social Contracts and Micro-inclusions

July 29, 2019 By Dominique Debucquoy-Dodley

Rachel Sadd has been the Executive Director of the Ace Monster Toys makerspace in Oakland since July 2015. Born into ...Read More

Building BRC

Once more into the dust

July 27, 2019 By John Curley

Yes, we did in fact put the Golden Spike in the ground, marking the beginning of Black Rock City for ...Read More

Participate in BRC

2018 Black Rock City Census Results: We Come for Community, Art, and the 10 Principles

July 24, 2019 By Census Team

By Indra In many ways, the Black Rock City Census every year tells the stories of the Burning Man event’s ...Read More

The Theme

Metamorphoses, Part 6 — What “Transformation” Are We Talking About?

July 23, 2019 By Caveat Magister

This is part 6 of a series on the theme of Metamorphoses, looking at what causes change and transformation through ...Read More

Serious Stuff

Kneecap That Impact

July 22, 2019 By Will Chase

Haters are gonna hate, and Burning Man haters are gonna hate on Burners’ environmental hypocrisy. And you know what? They’re ...Read More

Serious Stuff

Burning Man, Identity and The Binary

July 22, 2019 By Marty Bortz

The construction of meaning has been a central focus in philosophy and social science for several decades. Philosophers, sociologists, anthropologists ...Read More

Leaving No Trace, Official Announcements

Burning Man Seeks a Sustainable Future

July 20, 2019 By Burning Man Project

The Earth is the only world known so far to harbor life. There is nowhere else, at least in the ...Read More

BRC Art

The Temple of Direction: The Timeless Potency of Simple Sacred Spaces

July 17, 2019 By Jane Lyons

When the Temple of Direction was first announced as Burning Man's 2019 Temple, the IKEA meme was one of the ...Read More