All posts by Roxane Jessi

Roxane Jessi is an aid worker and roving Burner who has participated in more than a dozen different Burns around the globe. She is currently publishing a book with Burning Man Publishing based on her explorations at Regional Burns.

BRC Art

How Grants Breathe Cities of Art into Life

March 20, 2023 By Roxane Jessi

Every year the Black Rock City Honoraria program supports artists in creating art for the annual Burning Man event in ...Read More

Regionals

Regionals Reawaken: Wild Borderland

January 26, 2023 By Roxane Jessi

Borderland, Sweden's Regional Event, epitomizes Communal Effort. I was fortunate enough to take part in its main gathering this summer ...Read More

Regionals

Midburn 2022: Trip Report From Israel’s Negev Desert

November 15, 2022 By Roxane Jessi

Originally published on October 29, 2022 | Reposted with permission from the author Midburn. A return to dust. But instead ...Read More

Regionals

Regionals Reawaken

November 3, 2022 By Roxane Jessi

Originally published on August 14, 2022 | Reposted with permission from the author Last year — for the second year ...Read More

Tales from the Playa

Black Rock City in a Maelstrom

October 12, 2022 By Roxane Jessi

Holding hands with my sister and playa family while the Man burst into flames, the dancing fire reflected in our ...Read More