Tuesday, November 13, 2018

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Black Rock City 2018






BRC18


This blog is dedicated to the memory of Larry Harvey 
who envisioned a cultural phenomenon powerful enough 
to change the life of thousands of people all around the world. 

Larry left a precious legacy that every participant of 
the Burning Man event treasures and cultivates 
to hopefully make the world a better place.






LH 48-18 installation by Denny Smith  

"If you bring a little soul to the encounter,
 maybe you'll see something you didn't look for ......"
Larry Harvey 1948-2018






Larry, mon ami, bon voyage

Larry Harvey Memorial Spire by David Best 






Black Rock Desert with Old Razorback mountain and trash fence




Welcome Home 2018





From Center Camp to the Temple


Black Rock City 18 hosted a superb Burning Man event.
The weather was what one should expect coming 
to a high altitude desert: stormy, gentle, hot, cold, dusty, 
airy, stable, unstable, on a daily basis.

Big and bigger were the buzz words for camps, mutant vehicles, 
and art installations which brought 
a renewed interest to smaller, intimate creations as the 
Lekha Washington Two Moons, the gracious RadiaLumia or the luminous Hexatron

This year I, Robot theme was a hit with a lot of related art installations, 
Mutant Vehicles, theme camps and participants costumes.
Everyone seemed in a very good mood having 
easy connections, goofy interactions,
deep conversations and non-stop serendipity.

All weeklong my mantra was: Here and Now
By far, one of the best years of the event.   






 More images from this relentless caldron of creativity with these:
Superb video by Jamen Percy 
Magnificent Franchise Freedom Drone Ballet
Great first time experience by Gil Gillis
Erik Davis talking about the evolution of Burning Man
Fantastic 2005 Dicky Box performance

All links in this blog are SFW

The 2018 entry has around 250 images 
spread over two very long pages,
this page one with The Golden Rebar Awards and hundreds of camps
followed by page 2 with art installations and participants



Member of the Burning Man Documentation Team 
and burner for 22 years
I focus on the habitat and the architectural solutions 
developed in accordance with the Burning Man Principles

This blog was created to inspire and grow
a community of like-minded participants building a functioning city
in an inhospitable environment while having fun, mostly.

Over the last 10 years, thousands of images of camps, structures,
along with hundreds of reliable links have been featured.

The Golden Rebar Award was created to highlight the innovative
and most surprising shelters that I considered as important
as the art installations on the playa.

Due to the ever-changing nature of the city and its density, 
it is impossible to explore every nook of each block, 
I am sorry if I missed your camp and dwelling,
may be next year I will stop by.

 drop me a line or two:
brc(at)philippeglade.com




Since last year, 
the book that supports this blog 
won 3 international awards for design and content


Check out this list 
your camp might be featured in it 



For a slideshow experience with higher resolution
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SoundScape





BRC 2018


Golden Rebar for Rallying

Gratefulness to the Burner community 
who answered the call of Tom Price
to help the victims of the disastrous 
California Camp Fire




Golden Rebar for Architectural Landmark



Pod Mahal by Freeman Murray at Camp Disorient

In order to minimise a camp footprint, modify the skyline 
and offer great views, the option of going vertical has already been 
tested by the scaffolding Vertical Camp at Troy in 2011 and
the space cubes of the 2014 Lost Hotel.

The Pod Mahal is a new step in a direction that
cleverly explored could alleviate the ache of BRC population growth.  

These playa-condos could be asymmetrically and sparsely 
 spread out all over the city grid with overview by Placement 
to avoid the block and canyon effect of downtown buildings.

Freeman Murray with a team of 5 built in five stormy days 
a 4-story high building with steel shelving mostly 
used for pallet racks.
The upright frames and load beams are well known elements 
used in countless warehouses with a good track record 
of structural integrity and ease to assemble.
The white panels visible on the side are sliding windows.






Pod Mahal at Disorient Camp from the side

This honeycomb structure is made of 24 hexapods split in 
two 12-unit wings with the stairwells in between.
Described as a Chand Baori the hollow central space works
 as a communal spot for spontaneous gatherings and 
while alleviating the wind load on the entire structure makes it slender.






Pod Mahal communal life at camp Disorient

The stairwells act as spontaneous gathering spots for hexapod neighbours,
it brings an old-European feeling of neighbourly interactions.







Pod Mahal inside an hexapod

Even with a queen size mattress and a view to burn for, 
comfort is still on the spartan side. 

Let's hope for next year that designer Freeman Murray 
refines the finish of what could be a 
viable solution to the future of Black Rock City.

Colors or projection mapping could create distinctive neighborhoods
with original landmarks visible from afar.  




Golden Rebar for Ingenuity



Already awarded last year for their relationship with the scenery
 these two Octayurts still as the same location 
in the Mindfield refine the delicate folding door system.







The tape on all sides of the door works as a seal
keeping the octayurt fairly dust-free.
This tiny refinement answers 
the recurrent problem of the openings

A velcro tape on the two folded panels keeps
the door in high position when needed




Golden Rebar for Architectural Wonder



Galaxia Temple by Arthur Mamou-Mani and crew

The timber structure emerging from the playa 
and swirling up 60ft (18m) in the sky, 
majestically drew all the participants to its refined 
organic shape albeit, with a 200ft (60m) diameter,
complex geometry 

At the forefront oparametric architecture,
the French architect, Mamou-Mani, lectures 
at the University of Westminster 
and with his make-it-yourself lab FabPub allows
 designers to experiment with 3D Printing and Laser Cutting 

Some of his students participated with a crew of 125 volunteers 
to raise the temple in 22 days 
confirming what Mamou-Mani says about the city: 
it’s an architectural boot camp







Curved space trusses, the petals, providing all-around 
access corridors as well as alcoves for remembrance 
converged to a towering oculus where 3D-printed 
bio-plastic teardrops hanged to symbolise 
the collective grief and emotion of the burners.


You have already seen parametric architecture:

Zaha Hadid 
Frank Gehry
Jürgen Mayer-Hermann






The structural integrity of the temple was entrusted 
to the engineering team Format


In his spare time, Arthur Mamou-Mani
leads the must-read blog WeWantToLearn 
where you can learn how to generate
a voronoi diagram with phyllotaxis patterns!







“ The Temple celebrates hope in the unknown, stars, planets, 
black holes, the movement uniting us 
in  swirling galaxies of dreams ”







The temple was designed to burn fast




Golden Rebar for Cool Geometry



Osmos inflatable structure by John Hilmes 
at Camp Relaxomatic RX

The goal behind Osmos was to create a relaxing, 
communal space that felt secluded from the mayhem of BRC. 

With a height of 21ft for a diameter of 28ft its hyperboloid shape
achieved a decent structural integrity, while simultaneously attempting 
to recreate the behavior of air in cooling towers to keep occupants cool.

This "open air system" requires 6 fans to keep it standing 
while each one of the 42 "airbeams" 
serves as door by squeezing in between.

Next year, Hilmes will modify the profile 
for a wider top and a narrower bottom 
to prevent liftoff on windy days. 








Fake fur make a nice playground away from the playa.
Fashion wise it was Tutu Tuesday





Golden Rebar for Playa Bliss



The In-genius Sanctuary by Snowflake and Annie

Hidden in the back streets of the city this whimsical 
shelter with a steel frame structure could be mistaken
for a Mutant Vehicle at its support camp.
This Aladdin lamp was a chill pod, 
a sanctuary welcoming participants in need of cool,
 a place to regroup and catch up some sleep






The In-genius sanctuary inside by Snowflake and Annie
In a set worthy of the Arabian Nights, 
just waiting for Aladdin to wake up




Golden Rebar for Elegance



YOUniversal Persian Teahouse by Gregg Fleishman 

Gregg Fleishman talented artist/designer/thinker 
brought again in BRC one of his new creations.

Burners are accustomed to his signature geometric shapes 
that flat pack and are scalable thank to his clever connector node.
 Among other creations:
The 2011 Otic Oasis and the 2013 Temple of Whollyness 

Usually made with straight beams, his interlocking structures 
do not require any nails, glue or fasteners.

In 2018, with an improved node design
he decided to play with curvy beams to create
this elegant new addition to the Black Rock City skyline.

 It took about 2 days to assemble with 4-6 crew.  





 Persian Teahouse with Gregg Fleishman's node

For participants unfamiliar (is it possible?) with Gregg Fleishman's work,
 this nod is the base of his building system.

 This node is 25% smaller but with the same material 
thickness and number of parts (6).
 The module is reduced so the distance between 
nodes is also reduced by about 20%. 
The result is lighter parts, ease of set up, 
a more intimate scale and elegance.






YOUniversal Persian Teahouse camp by Gregg Fleishman

Gregg calls this system variation "Ortho Mode" 
because it integrates the 90 degree angles of the Cube 
with the 45 degree angles of the octahedron.





Inside YOUniversal Persian Teahouse

 The large space is a 2V domed or 
arched octahedral pyramid with cubic entries



Golden Rebar for Best Vibe Bar



The Prize Cock bar is a mobile home connected to a shipping container.
Made as an English pub it was a fun riot day and night 
with hilarious bartenders, darts game, stupid challenges 
and great tunes, at last.






The Prize Cock bar
At first, I thought being in a time machine
 (it would no be out of place at BRC) 
looking at Keith Moon bartending.







The Prize Cock with darts board, fire place, Her Majesty portrait, 
tongue-in-cheeck signs and no last call, here with Marcus and wife.



Golden Rebar for Celebrate the small


"Half-Baked" mutant vehicle at camp

When most of the mutant vehicles today 
look like a million (or two) dollars ego trip, 
it is refreshing to see that imagination and skill 
 always bring a smile of joy.  




Read before torching this blog

Photographer crisscrossing the city around the clock to document in earnest its colourful diversity,
I meet participants coming from all walks of life enduring the same harsh environment in multiple fashions that, being part of the Burning Man Documentation Team, I want to document.
My goal is to give a vision of the city as realistic as possible without restriction or prejudice.
The spartan living conditions of my camp "Déjà View" are the opposite of those offered in the following camp, one of many that by no means I want to enable or make the face of BRC.

Nevertheless, when a camp brings a clearly defined good natured state of mind with the goal to build a sustainable and reusable structure as well as aesthetic and effective, I must acknowledge it.

Already on the grid of BRC in 2017 Humano Tribe Camp came back this year with 2 new structures added to its floor plan, Cocoons and Lodges.
During the long trip from Mexico to Black Rock, some parts and gears "vanished" and could not be exactly replaced, incident that cascaded into problems finally resolved by hard work from the camp leaders eager to get a Green spot on the 2018 MOOP map.

Coming from Mexico, using 6-years-old bamboo grown in Chiapas with a clever system of plates and connectors designed in CAD, laser cut and also manufactured in Mexico, these structure were tested for 100 mph winds.

The project was led and manufactured by Javier Diaque (Causa.mx)
designed in collaboration with Luisa Correa (Bambuterra),
Veronica Correa (Kaltia) and Xavier Hierro (Precoor)





 Humano Tribe Camp







Communal spaces The Wellness (front) and the Nest (back)

Both structures are a combination of natural sustainable 
and renewable materials (Bambu beams) 
with high-tech steel joinery manufactured by Javier Diaque. 

They are designed as passive cooling systems which keeps 
them fresh and naturally ventilated as well as 
protected from the wind, sun and sand.
It takes about 4 hours to set up each one 
between 5 people using very basic tools







The Lodges 

They are prefabricated with reused timber and steel joinery, 
and the constructive system is designed 
to keep the assembly as quick and simple as possible. 
4 of them are up in 2 days between 5 people






The Cocoons 

Made with Bambu beams, it takes about 40 minutes to put up.
 They have an insulation foil inside, which keeps them 
cool during the day and warm at night. 
The canvas is wind and water proof.
The top can be opened for ventilation or star gazing.







 Inside a cocoon 






 The shower room



CampScape


Camps should be visually stimulating, interactive and neighbourly.


A portal, fence, artful design and a visible name add 
to the spatial definition of camps,
and anchor the neighbourhood. 
A hint at the year's theme is even better




Camp Robot Repair and Tea shop

Under the porch two 1994 burners  







Robot Repair and Saloon Camp at Tetrix Village







The Grilled Cheese Incident Camp







Electric Safari Park Camp
The camp lead gave me his shirt when he learned 
that I had more burns than him,
only in BRC!







Camp Mission with theater marquee and the San Francisco Sutro tower
Two well known landmarks for San Franciscans 








Campsterdam with Bomb art car
Yin and Yang







Yellow Bike Camp







Desperados camp steel frame square structure







Desperados camp Fiesta menu for the week







Distrikt facade
Kudos to Distrikt which changes its appearance every year
 but keeps the same energy 








Foam against the Machine camp

Every year this super eco-friendly camp has a new frontage 
while keeping the same structures and sign.
It brings 25 000 gallons of water for the uttermost 
pleasure of lucky and patient burners







Foam against the Machine with its sculptural portal
made of papier maché created by Emma Hardy







Chill dome to visit after the experience at camp Foam against the Machine







Inside the experience space of Foam against the Machine camp
Challenging place for the shy ones,
of course no pictures while bliss happens.







Art Car Camp







Contraptionist camp







The New Barbarians camp







Cosmic Heart Temple at Camp Mystic







Panorama camp with its Deep Playa Diver MV







Camp Lovin'Oven







Mystopia camp







Camp Question mark
One sign, you know where you are







Ashram Galactica 14 camp 







Camp Awake from a Different Life







Never Never Camp saloon style







Camp ACBS Art Car Bus Stop with the bedazzle station







Camp Burning Watch and Camp 3-D Blow Jobs on Rod's Ring Road
Be always proud of your camp name, a sucker might take a picture







Camp 11:11
made of 2-inch schedule 40 aluminum pipes and plywood panels
An exemple of well organised and led camp by Izzle and Sizzle
where around 100 members live in a family-like atmosphere 







The Bar that is Never Open camp
with Bookie and Stache










Skeleton Puppets camp







Camp Playground with fake palm trees at sunset
 Landmark during the day as well as at night







Lord Piggloo's Nuclear Winter Wonderland Camp

a.k.a Camp Gingerbread






Sensor Gate by Sofy Yuditskaya

Located on the playa, one of the 5 satellites 
of the Sensor Gates installation surrounding 
The Temple of Incompletion (see page 2: Art)

This structure was an open shelter with 
water, resting pods and shade,
 sensible gifts for the playa traveller. 
Made with a one-size timber 16' long with simas connectors,
designed and fabricated by camp Disorient,
the module is set up fast with a crew of 2 







Camp Caravan of Light side of the main shade







Camp Caravan of Light inside the main shade


If a camp brings an original, one-of-a-kind design
 it stands out from the crowd and is an incentive for others to follow



Camp Hammock with 3-layer parachute shade








Scott Parenteau Camp

My faithful blog and book reader know already Scott Parenteau metal pods, 
and past recipient of a Golden Rebar. 

His new dome, on the right, is built with 
the insulation foam board used for Hexayurts.
Each square panel is protected by hard plastic edging 
making the assembly fast with zip ties or
 velcro ties to make it a true wast-free shelter.

It takes one person to build it.







The Burn Stream Court with its moving lighthouse
and second light on scissor lift







The Russian Submarine of
 Society for Temporal Preservation camp






The Rhombiyurt

In the ever expanding hexayurt family
there is a new yurt geometry 
designed by Matt Brand

The Rhombiyurt takes less material (EXCELLENT link great tutorial) than a hexayurt 
but provides ample headroom and floor space for up to 3 beds. 
It ships in one piece as a neatly folded strip of hinged panels, 
then unfurls into a dome that locks rigid 
and watertight via velcro edge flaps.  
  






Shelter covered with space blanket insulation with pod



Inflatable allows to be creative, joyful and unique



The Inflatable Zoo Camp







Inflatable Octopus Dj booth at camp Deep Sea Divers







The inflatable waiting room of 
The Phage Camp's Intergalactic Travel Bureau



We need colours to feel good and bring life to drab neighbourhood



Dave with his wife and their trailer







Hexayurts with painted RV







Big Puffy Yellow camp with yoga asanas







Big Puffy Yellow camp party







Camp Orange Dome with giant hammock







Pink Flamingo Camp







Comfort and Joy flags







Just married







Bubbles Boobs Camp



The main trend in shelters is the square-ish 
steel frame structures generally made of EMT
conduits easy to assemble in different shapes
thanks to a large offering of fittings. 



Camp D5 with steel frame square structure







Steel frame square structure








White Rabbit Army camp steel frame structure







Tents under steel frame shade structure







Camp I, Orbot







Eskimo Fatphish tents at Playaskool camp
A less expensive choice than Shiftpod







Ovary Camp







Incendia 5V dome with 3V satellite domes at Playaskool







Camp Sextant
A fixture of BRC







Camp Celtic Chaos lifted dome







Distrikt at rush hour with shade cloth








Tensegrity camp with porta-potties







Tensegrity with shade cloth







The Dog House
Morning coffee gift at Shot Fired by Joe Miller

The inspiration was the "shelter-half" commonly 
used by the US Army in the past.
Joe is a fan of artist Kenneth Snelson the master of tensegrity
where of compression and tension are clearly defined and balanced








Easy to set up shelter with aluminet and big pvc pipes







Camp Bang Bang aerial tension tent 







Tension tent Nomad







Camp Dirty Beetles with Nomad tent







Circus tent and wheels of the Compagnie Off







inside the circus tent of Compagnie Off







Airport Lounge







Funky Town Camp at sunset







Two stories wood structure at Funky Town Camp







Streetscape at dusk



RV City could be the nickname of Black Rock City,
they are ubiquitous.
Parked together they create lifeless canyons 
and are not visually stimulating.

No need to add joyless and lifeless images





Avion trailer by Fleetwood







Airstream trailer







My ride, in front of Not my ride







Cool bus Genesis







Tiny house on wheels






Home delivery, Amazon?







Containers at PlayAlchimist Camp







Camp Epic container shelters







Inside Epic camp with containers







Honey and Pears camp







Tents with swamp coolers







Haus Catz Camp with ghillie monkey hut







Coleman American Heritage tent model 8490-711 10 x 8
It lasted a week without a hitch except for the dust 
coming through the difficult to seal windows






Two modern yurts with white cover







Sun Trackers Camp at AEZ Village with triple-layer tarp 
and electricity provided by solar panels on top of the bus







The Outback camp with a 3.5 kW solar array and two wall batteries







DRASH tents at the airport







A perennial burner with his All-Terrain vehicle at Camp Dome Sweet Dome







Hell's bar near Portoparty Camp







Tribal Spirit Camp dome







Tribal Spirit Camp dome with shade fabric







Camp LED Dinausor
At first I though it was a collapsed dome, no. Kudos!







Camp Mystic with Lotus Belle Mahal tent and Bucky Dome






Camp Electric Oasis







Camp Electric Oasis at night







PlayAlchemist pyramid







PlayAlchemist pyramid space frame







Terrasailing at BRC







Distrikt bike parking with trash fence in front of vintage RVs







FFS camp







The best seat in the house?







Camp HEXperience







Martini Village in the storm







Martini Village after the storm 30 secondes later







Intersection plaza at 9 with Star Star camp, a tension canopy with 4-chord trusses







Silicon Village dome 6@E







Appropriated Dragon Camp at The French Quarter







Shower system at camp Color of Light
with Gregg Fleishman/Scott Mahoney nodes and beams
The straps positioning is extremely clever, it keeps the drape taught 
while allowing an easy entrance







Art Car camp inside the kitchen







Foam against the Machine kitchen







Camp 11:11 the kitchen







Water refill at the Inconvenience Store camp
A godsend!








Recycling station at Sextant Camp
Almost museum quality







Evapotrons system at Camp Heebeegeebee





Bonus Images




The Plaza






Robot Heart with Jan Blomqvist DJ set






What If all of This Is Real? Installation by Olivia Steele






Playaground camp dancefloor in the morning






Esplanade sign at 10:00 in storm





MV of the ASS (Art Support Service)






BRC Airport NV88





Old Razorback Mountain with railroad and Trego hot springs



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