Burning in the Desert
Whether you love, despise, or just don't get Burning Man, the week-long tribute to art and self-expression set deep in dusty, arid Nevada, it's undeniably ours.
El Pulpo Mecanico, a '73 Ford truck turned mechanical flaming octopus (Photograph courtesy of peretzp)
Whether you love, despise, or just don’t get Burning Man, the week-long tribute to art and self-expression set deep in dusty, arid Nevada, it’s undeniably ours. From the dry landscape of the Black Rock desert, a temporary mini city springs up and becomes a hot mess of creativity and ingenuity–the spirit of the pioneering West distilled into fire, technology, and the just plain out there. Here, a few of our favorite Twitter perspectives:
#8 @BurningMan Quotes: “Burning Man is the Special Olympics of Art” pic.twitter.com/lGAIPyOX
— VideoDanceTV (@VideoDanceTV) August 26, 2012
"Burning Man Supplies?" I hope it's literal & it just means a bucket of water pic.twitter.com/8AWHV9Fp
— Andy Richter (@AndyRichter) August 29, 2012
Is Burning Man a learning experience in city planning? Wonder if my boss would agree. pic.twitter.com/cy8ADJYa
— Simone Bosco (@MissSimone) August 30, 2012
Size of Black Rock City (Burning Man) compared to San Francisco. pic.twitter.com/GiXxADuH
— Joshua (@jmk) August 7, 2012
