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Registered Art Installations 2010 (Registration closed Tuesday, 19th Jan. We can't guarantee placement now as we'll be heading to site. Any questions please email artinstallations@kiwiburn.com).
Name	Description
THE MAN	The largest and most central burnable art structure at Kiwiburn is The Man, a 4 meter high wooden effigy which will be burned on the Sunday night after the Temple burn. "The Man" is the core of the Burning Man festival, which itself has roots in an ancient pagan ritual, 1000's of years old. Read more about the history of the early years of Burning Man here. Kiwiburn as New Zealand's Burning Man Regional aims to inspire a similar bringing together of the community as in the early days of Burning Man: "Today a colony and soon, an international community of like-minded friends — all drawn by this towering effigy — a gateway to a primal ecstasy of communion, celebration and consummation."
THE TEMPLE	The Temple is a Burning Man tradition. Each year, a non-denominational temple is built where anybody can go to meditate, pray, perform ritual or just contemplate quietly. Many people choose to write messages to loved ones, or notes of things they would like to let go from their past, or simply thoughts they would like to put out to the universe and leave them in the temple. As the festival progresses and more people leave their messages of hope, loss and life, an energy builds up in the Temple, culminating in the burning on the last night, a giant cathartic release of emotion. The Temple will burn on Saturday night after The Man.
Illuminated Merkaba	A sacred geometry orgone energy accumulator and generator offering a seating platform and a book to read and record experiences.
Tomorrow Never Dines	A place on the paddock whereupon one can enjoy the rich tapestry of the fine dining experience, without any of that pointless eating part.
Anonymous Affection Providing a tool for hugging	Giving affection unreservedly and unconditionally.
Pirate Ship	Floating distraction and source of wonder, the fearsome Pirate ship the Dodgy Roger will be again making a summer visit to the Kiwiburn lakeside
Fire on the Water
Elemental Headspace	The Classical Elements of Earth, Air, Fire and Water are surprisingly consistent across a broad range of pre-scientific cultures (although traditional Chinese eschews Air for Wood and Metal). It would appear they are an "intuitively obvious" answer to the question "'what are things made of?" As a result, the "four elements" is now amongst the best-known metaphysical concepts, referenced endlessly in song and story, shaping our perceptions of the world around us. The four-part "Elemental Headspace" attempts to tap the remnant paleozeitgeist and invoke some sense of these demi-magical primal ideals by immersing the viewer in a series of four micro-environments, each comprising sights and sounds inspired by one of the elements. With the application of some active imagining and lashings of disbelief suspension, the installation will elevate the viewer into the headspace of the elements, whence the mind floats free amongst the most ancient of memes.
RGBBoreal
The Wheelie Bin	The new and improved I-trolley, unique portable sound system.
Shifting Symettry
Elements Of The Mind
Evolution Reaching For Balance
Periodically Elemental
Air
The Redundancy of Information	AKA The Teetering Tower Of Twaddle. We are oppressed by a vast volume of twaddle pouring out via Internet, newspapers and televison. This piece represents that in a tower that teeters over the paddock. On burn night, the tower will burn and the burden of twaddle will be lifted.
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Name of Work:
*Theme:
Does your piece intend to provide anything other than aesthetics? eg can it be climbed on, does it provide shelter, is it interactive in any way?
*Is there anything that you seek from the community for your work? eg you may need help with transport, or from a local in sourcing materials, or you may want someone to run a collective kitchen... whatever you need- feel free to ask.
*Team member contribution: Large Art takes effort and materials to set up and run. A work may require a financial or participatory contribution from those involved to cover the costs and get things done. Large Art (and Kiwiburn as a whole) is non commercial and all camps should be run on a not for profit basis.
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How much space do you require?
Do you need drive on access?
Are you planning to burn anything?
Do you have a health and safety plan?
Is the piece intended for daytime or nighttime viewing?
Do you prefer or require relatively peaceful surroundings?
Do you wish to make a lot of noise?
Will you be bringing a generator?
Is your work suitable for children?
Please give us a paragraph to introduce your piece to the Kiwiburn community... you can be as coy or revealing as you choose to be. This posting is not just to advertise your art; it may also give you useful contacts in achieving your goals. You can include links to pictures which we will add to your description. Links to related sites specifically for your project are permitted, but not links to commercial sites.