Burn
Projects for Burning Man and Frostburn.
A two-meter tall "volcano" covered in black plastic with animated el-wire "lava flows," created for the second annual Frostburn. Participants were invited to enter the adjoining "Volcanic Activity Monitoring Station," swap their snow boots for slippers, and pass through to a warm, swanky lounge atmosphere inside the volcano.
Two-meter tall replica of the head of "The Man" with el-wire eyes, noses and mouths that could be assembled in countless ways to create different faces.
Impress Me! for the first annual Frostburn event (2008).
This 4x8 foot tall pinscreen (pin art) used wooden dowels to allow participants to create life-sized impressions.
A 4x8 foot tall pinscreen (pin art) depicting the impression of one person "humping" another.
A 4-by-8 foot tall wooden pinscreen depicting the impression of person holding a sword horizontally in the air.
A 4-by-8 foot tall wooden pinscreen depicting the impression of person standing with both arms raised.
A 4-by-8 foot tall wooden pinscreen depicting the impression of person in profile standing on their hands, leaning backwards.
A 4-by-8 foot tall wooden pinscreen depicting the impression of a giant snowman.
A 4-by-8 foot tall wooden pinscreen depicting the impression of a cartoon face with its tongue sticking out.
A rudimentary labyrinth made from icicle lights hanging from wooden bars on waist-high posts.
A cordoned -off area of snow with streaks of yellow dye simulating urination.
My best friend and I walked around the playa in these costumes, shouting obscenities at passers-by. The title alludes to the fact that few people with T.S. actually exhibit this behavior, which is more accurately classified as Coprolalia.
For this interactive project, I walked around the playa wearing a white sheet, asking people to draw their favorite thing about the festival using markers that I provided.
Made of cardboard covered in plastic trash bags and assembled with wire, this giant magic 8-ball could be tossed across the playa to randomize the displayed message, written on an embedded cube that was visible from one side. Possible answers included "Only the Man Knows", "Fuckin' A!" and "Ask Larry Harvey."
This rudimentary dragon, photographed from three different angles, was made from cardboard moving boxes covered in fabric that looked like reptile skin. The head was concave, to give the illusion that it turned to follow when you passed by.
Mashing the year's theme ("Psyche") with Peanuts' Lucy van Pelt's psychiatric help booth, I roamed the playa offering advice to other participants and "prescriptions" to those "in need."
I commandeered a row of the ubiquitous porta-potties to turn them into an imaginary theme camp (see below). These signs were posted inside the stalls to provide further explanation.
I commandeered a row of the ubiquitous porta-potties to turn them into an imaginary theme camp. The signs above were posted inside the stalls to provide further explanation.