Burning Man Black Rock City 2011 @ Black Rock Desert - Labor Day Weekend
Every year over Labor Day Weekend, tens of thousands of people camp out in Nevada's Black Rock Desert and create Black Rock City, a temporary, unique habitat dedicated to diverse ideas of community, art, fashion, healthy food, self-expression, and self-reliance. One week later, Black Rock City citizens participate in the Night of the Burn - and then depart leaving no trace.
Burning Man traditionally starts on the Sunday before and ends on the day of Labor Day.
Even the thought of attending Burning Man may be daunting. To be honest, I have never gone. However, several Tahoe locals who have attended told me I would enjoy photgraphing the eclectic art and Black Rock City residents - but may be put off by some of the "wild-side" behavior of attendees.
Burning Man and the Night of the Burn are not for the faint of heart, but with some research, preparation, and planning - an artistic experience, awaits you. In Black Rock City.
There is a growing group of alternative "Burners" who are active year-round, around the world - ensuring that the fire of Burning Man culture never goes out.
Black Rock City is about a 200 mile drive from Reno - stock up on supplies and gas ahead of time in Reno. Directions to Burning Man from Reno.
If you are planning to attend Burning Man you should read their "Survival Guide".
2011 Burning Man Art Theme - Rites of Passage
"There are moments of crisis and frisson in our lives which inform us that we've somehow crossed an inner threshold and are changed. Thus moving from one state of being into an unknown other is not a facile transformation; it obliges us to face our innermost insecurities, and it requires faith, a willingness to leap off the ladder of ordered existence. Our theme this year invites participants to join with others in creating rites of passage." __Burning Man website.
:Over the past two decades, the Burning Man festival has established itself as one of the world's hippest and most mind-blowing gatherings. Not quite an art festival, not quite a desert rave, not quite a social experiment, but something of all three, the event is a week-long celebration of free-form creativity and radical self-expression held each summer in Nevada's Black Rock Desert." __Scott London
Photo © 2009 Scott London, Burning Man. See more of Scott London's stunning Burning Man photos.
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