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Volume 21, Issue #12 | March 15, 2017 
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ROUND-UP OF BURNING MAN WRITINGS:
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GET ME OFF THIS CRAZY RIDE!
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Good March to you. It must be March already, because we’ve just announced the 2017 Black Rock City Honoraria Installations!
Here’s a little cross-section of this year’s awarded artists: There’s a professor of sexology, a 12-year-old LARPer, a citizen collective from an Urban Freetown in Denmark, as well as scientists, architects, teachers, puppeteers, inventors, engineers… and also full-time artists, fabricators and creators of various kinds, of course.
As per usual, one of those recipients is this year’s Temple, about which you will find more details below. It will be built by a team led by Steven Brummond, Marisha Farnsworth and Mark Sinclair, all of whom have worked with Temple originator David Best.
Yes, there is actually a Temple, also, too — separate from the Temple of the Golden Spike, which is the Man Base, not the Temple, in case anyone was confused about how Burning Man works.
Beyond that, it’s a light issue for your warming weather. Did you know Midburn tickets are still available? Yes, they are. And after that…
The Man burns in 171 days.
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Introducing the 2017 Black Rock City Honoraria
It’s time to really kick off the 2017 Burning Man season. Behold! Here are this year’s art installations selected for Black Rock City Honoraria Grants.
Applicants really embraced this year’s Radical Ritual theme. We’ll find many opportunities for ceremony and ritual, honoring and elevating in shrines, altars, temples, icons, cathedrals — even tombs. Of course, this being Burning Man, it’s a playful mix of the sacred and the profane.
Read more in the Burning Man Journal
Image: Aqueous by Jen Lewin
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The Temple
Among those honorarium recipients is the 18th incarnation of the Temple — once again called simply “The Temple” — which will be designed this year by Steven Brummond, Marisha Farnsworth and Mark Sinclair. They were leads on David Best’s temples; two are architects and one is a structural engineer.
It will be an impressive 80 feet tall and 120 feet across. They’re milling the lumber themselves, and most of the build will be at a sawmill in Sonora, CA.
Learn more and see more gorgeous imagery on the Temple 2017 website.
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We’ve Lost Tom
It’s with an extremely heavy heart that we announce the passing of a longtime member of the Burning Man family, Tom “Lost Tom” LaPorte.
This remembrance, much like everything he did, is a collaboration among friends and acquaintances who came to know Tom through his work in Chicago art community, with Burners Without Borders, BMIR, Media Mecca and the Regional Network.
Read more in the Burning Man Journal
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Radical Ritual Blog Series
The blog series for the 2017 theme, Radical Ritual continues. Enjoy the latest two posts, one from everyone’s favorite bawdy playa storyteller Tony “Coyote” Perez-Banuet, and one from Shawn Saleme that′s a slow and moving first-person account of one of the most mysterious deep playa rituals.
Stay tuned for much more on the Radical Ritual page of the Burning Man Journal.
(Photo: Hechi-Ken Hamazaki performs his Red Tea Ceremony at Burning Man, photo by Scott London)
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The Bigness of Burning Man
Skweex writes:
“This year, I attempted to capture the expansiveness of being on the playa. Too often in prior years, my photos either focused on the person/art to the exclusion of context, or captured so much space as to lose all sense of focus. This year, my primary goal was to recreate the often overwhelming and lost and at times lonely as hell feelings you can get while out there.”
Check out the gallery
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The Psychology of Burning Man
Daniel Yudkin writes:
“Scientists at Oxford University and UCLA are studying the psychology of Burning Man. They need your help! This short questionnaire will give them insight into why people go to Burning Man and how it changes them. They especially want to hear from you if you went to Burning Man last year. Thanks!”
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Pla)'(apops Symphony Needs You
Pigtails writes:
“Bach on Black Rock? Mozart under the Man? The Playapops Symphony, now in its fourth season, offers a listener-friendly orchestral program across the beautiful desert scape. We are seeking musicians! Strings, woodwind, brass and percussion players. Bonus love for violas.
Want to get involved, play, or just want more information? Visit our website.”
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How Do I Support a Burning Man Art Project?
So you’d like to help out with an art project, but you’re not sure how. Well, you can gift your services, skills, time, resources, or funding. There are plenty of projects in need of assistance. Here's how to find them:
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Find out how to contribute your skills or resources to a project through the Spark system.
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Watch the Jackrabbit Speaks and your local Regional announce list for requests from artists for assistance.
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Take a look in the Art and Performance discussion area of the ePlaya.
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Browse Burning Man’s Facebook Page, or check out our list of ways to participate.
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On playa, visit the ARTery to find artists seeking help on the playa.
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Like to help fund a project? Find a complete list of projects doing online crowdfunding on our Support a Project page.
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Vote for Tangential Dream for the Architizer Award
We are told this is quite a doozy of a thing. If this piece from last year moved you, here's a way to help it out. Arthur Mamou-Mani writes:
“I just received some excellent news: Tangential Dreams (Burning Man 2016) was shortlisted for the Architizer awards, a prestigious architectural award with thousands of applicants. There is a voting system for the popular choice prize.”
Vote for Tangential Dream
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MesmerElda Enso: A Permanent Public Art Piece
Kaden Sinclair writes:
“MesmerElda is hoping to be brought to life with your support. As a large-scale public art piece, it will involve an entire community, including you! With your support, dozens of people will have the opportunity to create something unique. It will be comprised of metal and plexiglass, and covered in tens of thousands of LEDs for an incredible light show that participants can play with.”
Check out the project
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The Cosmic Space Worm
Guyler writes:
“The creators of Mechan 9, the fallen metal robot, and TrEeD, the illuminated bike rack tree (as well as a few other projects,) are trying to raise some funds for a space to build their newest Honorarium project: The Cosmic Space Worm! It is pedal-powered, segmented, aluminum worm built upon five adult tricycles. It's going to be awesome but they need a a dry, flat space to build it. They have a line on a perfect spot and are just trying to come up with the funds. Every little bit helps. And please help spread the word to the art-loving world! Thank you!”
Check out the project
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Midburn Tickets Still Available — Israel — May 28 – June 2
The Midburn team writes:
“Israel’s incredible Regional Burn, Midburn, wants to invite all the dreamers and unicorns from across the world to join in on this desert adventure. If you live outside of Israel, please fill out this form and create your own Midburn profile by uploading your passport and ID. Come along as we embark together on this year's theme, ‘Lucid Dreaming.’
(Photo: Adam and Eve 2016 by Shoots and Liron, photo by Michal Aviv)
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Portal to the New Earth — Joshua Tree, CA — May 5–8
Awonsaihu writes:
“Longtime Burning Man deep playa artist Harlan Emil Gruber, creator of the ‘Portal’ installations, has been hosting an event limited to 200 people on a private square mile of boulders in Joshua Tree, CA for the last few years. It features some his Portal installations, sound healing journeys, ceremonies, workshops, yoga, acoustic and electronic dance music and access to the sauna built in to the rocks. Vegan breakfast and dinners are included. You are invited to join us this May 5–8 for the next one.
Please see the website and get your tickets before they sell out.”
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We were listening to ...
A Tribe Called Quest — We got it from Here... Thank You 4 Your service (2016)
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