Build Week 2023: The Calm Before the Storm
By Roxane Jessi
I didn’t expect my entrance to Black Rock City to turn into a waiting game, spent next to a garish ...Read More
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How the Regional Network & Burners Without Borders Extend the Burning Man Ethos in the World
By Roxane Jessi
Burning Man. A surreal place that brings up images of desert landscapes, towering art, and unlimited play. When we strip ...Read More
AfrikaBurn 2023 — of Earth and Space
By Roxane Jessi
AfrikaBurn. A world that is dusty, rocky and raw, deep in the Tankwa desert. During the week, the otherwise tranquil ...Read More
Many Legs Dancing to Different Drums: Once Upon a Time at AfrikaBurn
By Roxane Jessi
AfrikaBurn — South Africa's annual Regional Burning Man Regional Event — kicks off today. As we write, 9,500 Burners from ...Read More
How Grants Breathe Cities of Art into Life
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 Reawaken: Wild Borderland
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
Midburn 2022: Trip Report From Israel’s Negev Desert
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 Reawaken
By Roxane Jessi
Originally published on August 14, 2022 | Reposted with permission from the author Last year — for the second year ...Read More
Black Rock City in a Maelstrom
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