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Black Rock City 2017 Camps

There are so many camps at Black Rock City that it is sensible to make 

your camp visible from afar with some signage to attract participants 

and act as a landmark to find your way back deep into the night 

while bringing a strong identity to your camp

Celtic Chaos Camp 2017

Camp Fuck Yeah  where size matters

Camp Boring with its moveable sign

Camp Fuck 

Sometimes signage can be discret, even subtle

The Secret Gentlemen Club (G) Camp with flags and a white Zome created by Rob Bell

Mental Dental Camp provided everything for the buccal hygiene of the neighbours

Camp Wouwou 2017 with visible art and super friendly Swiss participants

Baker Beach's Man Camp sports a sign made of driftwood gathered on the birthplace of the event.  

Dusty Frogz Camp 2017 with la Tour Eiffel, was the place of a big French community with free flowing Pastis and existentialist conversations

Hotel California Camp built with the space cubes and nodes engineered by artist Gregg Fleishman and Scott Mahoney of Lost Hotel fame

This design is called Düxel by camp designer and lead Matthias Wagner

Canadian Corner Camp with flags

Camp Do More Now with Dive Bar which brought its own sub

7 Siren's Cove Camp with its crow's nest

BangTribe Camp 2017 with a self-explanatory sign

Swing City Camp 2017

InapproPirates Camp 2017

Distrikt with the Zonohedral Domes of Rob Bell in an a rarely seen empty moment 

Distrikt  2017 in full action in the evening 

Camp Zero Fucks 

Badlands Bordello Camp 

A facade makes it easy to identify the camp and anchor the neighbourhood 

Western 

Twisted Swan Celtic Pub Camp conceals its unappealing carports with a facade

Orgy Dome camp is very disappointing, it should be renamed The Orgy Carports

Playa Choir Dome is a real 5V dome

Playa Choir rehearsal

Incendia 5V Dome with 4V satellite domes was a fantastic place at night with flames on the top and inside the ceiling and around the DJ booth, the place to be at night.

Incendia Dome 2017 connectors

Celtic Chaos suspended dome is not OSHA 

Camp Fat Cramp or Whatever 2017

The use of parachute for cover is not for the faint of heart unless you come up 

with the right solution as presented in the following exemples

The Hammock Hangout Camp triple layer parachute 

The Soularium at Naked Heart Camp, an extremely well run camp, its manual should be an inspiration for any big size camp if not every camp

Inside The Soularium, the well taut parachute is supported by 8 reconverted irrigation pipes, the aerodynamic shape make every storm a breeze

Naked Heart Camp communal shade with irrigation pipes and ventilated dome 

Inside the ventilated Dome of Naked Heart Camp 

As in the default world a portal defines your space, makes it inviting 

and sets the tone of your theme camp, plus good fences make good neighbours

Dante's Infurno portal

Dante's Infurno camp 2017

Camp with trash fence looking toward the Selenite Range 

Camp Steep Tea Bar with portal 

Camp Corny 2017

Caravan of Light Camp 2017 with portal

Caravan of Light Camp with many Bell tents 

Mayan Warrior Camp with Alien Buffalo Tents

Tension tent with Shiftpods for Serendipitea Camp 

Chainsaw MargaritaGuys Camp 2017 with a Lotus Belle tent

Starstage Canopy

Eskimo pop-up ice fishing shelter, inspiration(?) and cheap option to the Shiftpod

Bill Moss Optimum 350 tent for Jellyfish Camp at Alternative Energy Zone Village

Every year I try to shoot this unique tent.

Campground tents with The Hammock Hangout camp 

Desert Living with stretch fabric and tennis balls

Anahasana Village Aluminet shade structure 2017

Anahasana Village Aluminet shade structure inside 2017

Camp What is Your Sign? Inside 2017

Camp What is Your Sign? 2017 

This lovely camp helped neighbours making new street signs 

to replace the signs that were stolen for souvenirs

Camp Things That Swing 2017 with their bucky domes

Camp Things That Swing inside

Camp Things That Swing 2017 inside a bucky dome with a new fabric

Inside a Caïdal Tent, it used to be in Maroc the tent for the dignitaries

Camp Ibiza with Caïdal tents and Camouflage net

Camp Serendipitea 2017 with camouflage for its communal space

It's worth noting the use of flags to keep the camp off the street corner thus leaving enough visibility at the intersection and also preventing people cutting corners to come too close to the camp 

A clever spatial organisation

Camp Serendipitea Lounge 2017 nice comfy shade

Camp Serendipitea D.J. booth with foliage 2017

We are craving for green, herb, grass, tree (see the enormous success of the Tree of Ténéré installation) so, anything that brings the soothing effect of nature in this arid environment even totally fake, is effective. More camps every year

Camp Serendipitea inside with trees 

Galactic Jungle camp with colourful Palm trees

The Kashbah Lounge with tension tents and palm trees at 2:00

Green Forest Mutant Vehicle 

Burner Buddies Camp front yard

Burner Buddies camp 2017 with RV's

Curb appeal of a Plug and Play Camp 2017

RV's 2017

Truck of Pathogen Trackers camp 2017

Pathogen Trackers Camp in dust storm 

D.I.Y. Teardrop camper 

T@B Teardrop camper with shade

Unicorn VW bus at VW Bus Camp 2017

Splittie VW bus at VW Bus Camp 

RV or art Installation?

Desert Truck 

Artic Fox Camper. This couple mailed postcards to the default world

Airstream at Trailer Park 

Burnstream Point Lighthouse mutant vehicle by Bruce Reuser at Airstream Camp 2017
The beam of the lighthouse, DCB-36 beacon, in service since 1933, is supposedly visible from 100 miles away, 

The Purple Gypsy trailer, a BRC staple for years 

Yellow Gypsy trailer, please bring more of them

747 Big Imagination has landed

747 Big Imagination custom made carpet

747 Big Imagination Frequently Higher Club

747 Big Imagination inside the hull that hosted several parties

Deep Jungle Love, the longest Monkey Hut in the world!

Inside the soothing Deep Jungle Love hut

Epic Camp 2017

Check out what they did with their containers to help the Santa Rosa fire victims

Epic Camp with Epic Spaces upcycled contenairs 2017

Containers as art along the Esplanade 

A container can make a nice bedroom with all the amenities
On the left check out the clothes organizer

I guess orange was the transition

Comfort and Joy Village 2017

Comfort and Joy Village flags 2017

Having Fun with Swings 

Skinny Kitty Teahouse and Lounge 2017 saddle shape

Ice Pyrates Camp 2017 giant inflatable structure

Inside Ice Pyrates Camp they were partying hard, so funny

P3 Oasis Camp  wood frame

Rest Structure 2017

Palette Palace Camp, made of...palettes, great upcycling

Palette Palace Camp inside 

Leopard Lounge and Spa Camp made of pop-up shelters 

with top vents to release wind pressure.

Being a recurrent camp associated with the VW Bus camp, 

they trust these shelters.

Pinkee's Truck Stop Camp Ynot, made of pink pop-up shelters

A bicycle pump was under the blow sign

Pop-up Shelters with pink flamingos garden

Any strong color brings life in a sterile environment 

Monkey Hut with a canopy made of a net and knotted pieces of colorful fabric

Monkey Hut inside

Monkey Hut colorful detail top

Camp Crooked in the Mindfield 2017

Camp at K@9:45

Is it the home of the Lost Tea Party by Alex Wright with Wreckage International?

Philly Phreak Show Camp

Pink Mammoth in construction 

Paradise Motel camp with the Airpusher mutant vehicle in the background

Standing Rock Camp at BRC 

Standing Rock Camp with Red Lightning Village 

Standing Rock Camp canopy 

Disorient Camp Orange canopy 

Star Star Camp 2017

Star Star Camp canopy 

The Hangry Bishop Camp 

Circle J Inconvenience Store camp packed with fake brands

Circle J Inconvenience store camp MOOP Station 

Pele's Fire Camp

Camp XTR-LAB designed by students of the Columbia University School of Architecture led by professor - architect Christoph Kumpusch

Camp XTR-LAB structure

P.V.C. pipes structure of the Embassy Camp 

The Embassy at Camp Reverbia

Kamp Kimono

Burning Love Project Camp

Snow White Camouflage 

Monkey Hut with a white tarp is a departure from the ubiquitous grey tarp

Nacho Campo with Delta Canopy held nightly Lucha Libre in a nearby ring

Superb Zome made of insulation panels 2017

Yurticorn at the Unicorner 2017

Yurtopia at Space Camp 2017

The several modules of the Yurtopia at Space Camp

Nearodesic Polyhedron Quad Dome, a large zero-waste structure
developed by Edmund Harriss on a query made by Vinay Gupta

Inside the Nearodesic Polyhedron Quad Dome

The Church of Insubordination an another variation with insulation panels

Red Rocket Camp 2017

The Wastlanders Camp with Atomic Café 

Reiki Camp with driftwood 

Platybus Camp at first I thought it was a Daft Punk rehearsal

Saga Camp 2017 an A-frrame with burlap

Tickled Mink camp with a Geometry Dome

A Van Brink / Lerner Geometry Dome with Flower Truck at Sunset 

The Hang-out Camp 2017

Hammock time

Cleu Camp in construction with Old Razorback Mountain

Beats Boutique Camp 

Heavy Equipment as art

PlayAlchemist Camp 2017 Pyramid in construction

PlayAlchemist Camp Pyramid inside construction

PlayAlchemist Camp Pyramid

The Outback Camp with Granite Range at Sunset 

Houphoria Camp 2017

Houphoria Camp at night

Destiny Lounge 3D Camp

Red Lightning Camp

Radiance 5V Dome designed by Light at Play led by Yona Appletree with 200 Light Guide Panels

Incendia 5V Dome the brainchild of Cory Glenn was the hottest place on Playa
at night with its fire-taming ceiling heaters

5V Dome in deconstruction

Celtic Chaos Camp at night

Rabid Transit by Duane Flatmo and crew
To get the full experience of the tremendous fire/light show that they put on check out its soundtrack

The Playground at night 2@D

PlayAlchimist Pyramid on Esplanade

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