the burning man

okay so i have heard the name burning man before, whether refrenced in movies, books, or just ive heard somebody mention. and like always i would just nod and act like i knew. but I DIDNT! so heres my chance to learn.



so basically once a year, tens of thousands of people gather in Nevada's Black Rock Desert to create Black Rock City, a temporarily made community that prides itself on art, self-expression, and self-reliance. the people who attend these gatherings depart one week later, having left no trace that they were even there before.

it started in 1986 when this guy Larry Harvey, and a couple of his friends burned a 9 ft man and a small wooden dog in San Fran. he did this to express himself in a different way. it was his self expression.  this event only started with this small group of people and now today has 48,000 people at times. it relocated to nevada in 1990.

the whole point of this event is to bring a community together and show life in the artful aspect. to basically express yourself in ANY way possible. there is no certain manner in which to behave there and freewill is in gear. and at times this manner can be and is at times radical!

to me i kind of saw this as Harveys traditions being appreciated enough to be re-created every year, but with more recent and up to date mediums of display going on. so its not just a burning man every year (although that is included n "the man" get s taller and taller every year!), but also others perspective on the event.



the burning man



a aerial view of the people who come from all over the US to this event