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Art Installation Setup Guide
Responsibility
Whether you create a theme related artwork or that vision you've had in your
head for some time, anyone making a commitment to creating art at Kiwiburn
must take responsibility for all aspects of that creation. Whether it be
filling out the art installation form,
developing a dialogue with us, arrival on site, protecting your art, or
cleanup accountability - every aspect of creating art must be taken
seriously.
* Artwork must be sufficiently secured against high winds and adverse
weather conditions that could arise. If there are guy wires that are
necessary to the construction they must be flagged.
* Artwork must be sufficiently illuminated at night, including rebar, guy
wires and any other part of the installation that somebody could crash
into. Viable lighting solutions include LEDs, blinky lights, glow sticks
(these would need to be replenished as necessary), reflective tape and the
like. Note that it's a darn good idea to use something that cannot be
stolen or removed.
* To prevent irreparable environmental damage, no large holes may be dug.
If you need help securing your structure, please send email to artinstallations@kiwiburn.com,
and we can help you with alternative solutions.
Communication
After you fill out the art installation form
our Art Team will be contacting you, ready to help and assist you. We need
as much information as you can possibly give us, including a description
and diagrams of your piece if available. Starting a dialogue with you about
your artwork will enable us to help make your Kiwiburn experience the best
it can be.
Challenge
Creating art at Kiwiburn may be like no canvas or gallery that you may have
ever experienced before. The challenges are many. You must consider the
environment, the logistics of transporting props, building materials and
equipment to the site, and the difficulty of maintaining tools and
equipment in a place that has no service grid or ready market of resources.
You must also consider the inherently chaotic nature of the festival.
All of these challenges are aspects of the medium in which you are working,
so plan carefully and be patient. Your creation may not happen in precisely
the way you envision it, but that's OK. The struggle to adapt and to
survive is an essential part of this experience and can lead to unexpected
discoveries.
Interactivity
We challenge you to create something that will inspire, engage, question,
puzzle, amuse, seduce and otherwise influence the citizens of Kiwiburn.
Interactive art is our particular obsession. Interactive work convenes
society around itself. It generates roles. It provokes actions. It
transforms participants into active contributors to a creative process.
Cleanup Accountability
You arrive on a clean blank canvas. And that is the way you should leave
it. Everything you bring to live, create and burn MUST BE REMOVED. Nothing,
absolutely nothing, should be left at your art site or camp when you leave.
Cleaning up and Leaving No Trace are paramount. As citizens of Kiwiburn we
are held to a higher standard.
To Burn Or Not To Burn
If you wish to burn your artwork, you will
need permission and approval from the Kiwiburn committee to do
so. There are several requirements that this will involve and it will
significantly increase the amount of preparation required from you. Also in
the event of a total fire ban artwork that may have been planned to be
burned will need to be taken away by participants, so please make
provisions for this possibility. For information on what types of fires are
allowed without a specific permit, please see here.
And Finally ...
Once you've gathered the information you need to describe your artwork, your
lighting, leave no trace plans, and fire safety plan if your artwork
incorporates Open Fire, Flame Effects or the storage of hazardous or
combustible materials, click below to get started ...
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art installation registration form
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