Posts about The Theme

Posts exploring the art theme for the event in Black Rock City.

Dress to Impress, Bless, and Process: Clothing as Ritual in Black Rock City

August 7, 2017 By Jennifer Raiser

It’s Tutu Tuesday, and you know what that looks like: An inordinate number of participants gleefully donning elasticized circlets of ...Read More

August 3, 2017 By Guest Post

By Matthew “Timeless” Welter In 2017, a tiny crew and I are preparing our installation, “Promethean Passion”, for Burning Man’s ...Read More

July 24, 2017 By Caveat Magister

We don’t usually think of rituals as dangerous, but Crimson Rose literally dances with fire. Her ritual practice has clear ...Read More

July 20, 2017 By Tony “Coyote” Perez-Banuet

This year will be the 20th Black Rock City that I have etched into the desert, but it will be ...Read More

July 19, 2017 By DaveX

A ritual is speaking words, using gestures, performing actions or using traditional objects in a set sequence. This sequence is ...Read More

July 18, 2017 By Brody Scotland

When was the last time you were grateful for running water? For your refrigerator? For any number of modern conveniences? ...Read More

July 12, 2017 By Caveat Magister

The term “healing ritual” often gets thrown around in ways that suggest it would be better if it were thrown ...Read More

July 5, 2017 By Larry Harvey

The Temple of the Golden Spike “Consider the Golden Spike. Each year, the re-creation of Black Rock City from ...Read More

July 3, 2017 By Jon Mitchell

There’s something about the desert. This is not a new revelation; human civilizations have been telling the same stories of ...Read More