Will Chase tweeted this picture of the Man being Burned on the Solstice on Baker Beach – commemorating the original Burn for the 26th time.
2012 Burning Man “Maniversary” photo tweeted by @WillChase
Here’s one party that we didn’t get invited to by the Jack Rabbit Speaks. That’s OK, there probably weren’t any sound camps or lasers anyway.
A couple of months back we brought you word of a new documentary about Parkour that featured Burning Man. Well, it’s available to download now. If you really want to steal it, it’s on Pirate Bay, or you can pay anything – even a dollar – to download an HD version here.
Here’s an exclusive interview we did with film-maker Cedric Dahl:
When did you first go to Burning Man, and how many Burns have you been to?
I’ve been to 2 Burns, first in 2010, fell in love with it & came back in 2011 to film People in Motion.
What has the attitude of the BMOrg authorities, the artists, the DPW, and Law enforcement been towards parkour at Burning Man?
The BMOrg & everyone else has been entirely supportive. We’ve collaborated with BM from the start of this project to keep them aware of what we’re doing, our intentions, & to be as transparent as possible.
How do you see Burning Man? Art festival, music festival, city in the desert…parkour playground?
Burning Man, for me, is about asking questions. Why? Why not? What if? What next? The community, the art, the culture, everything makes you ask these questions, both about your self and humanity at large. It’s the best refresher in life I’ve ever experienced. After each burn you learn new things about what you as an individual are capable of experiencing and what human potential can do when it’s unencumbered by social norms. Like my buddy David says, “it’s like a post apocolyptic town, that’s working”
Do you believe there is a deeper message in parkour? Is it something that can make the world a better place, and if so, how?
It seems that Parkour is really about architecture. Through parkour a wall becomes more than a wall, it becomes a runway, a springboard, really, it becomes whatever you can make it. Fundamentally Parkour allows you to stop interacting with things the way their intended to be interacted with & it allows you to start playing them in whatever way you’d like. This re-architecting of your reality transcends the physical & allows practitioners to re-architect what they think they’re capable of, it allows you to become a more capable person. (also, here’s a link to an interview we did which explains this idea in a bit more depth: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i48UWt41COE#t=05m32s)
What is next for you guys after this?
We’ll we’re currently running a Tribal Technology Incubator called the Nerditorium, check out our upcoming projects & learn a bit more about us at TheNerditorium.com
Free Form was a lot of fun, and felt a bit like the earlier days of Burning Man (I first went in 1998).
There were some great art cars, especially the Lady Bugs from Overkill and Davina the Dragon. Thanks to Leif, Yarrow and Christian for all the rides.
portable stripper poles in the Echo Collective dome
There were girls wandering around topless, naked guys with pharaoh hats driving Segways, Santas on stilts, even a hippie fuck show we named “Ride Her on the Ryder” – a naked couple going for it doggie style on top of the Ryder truck at our camp. And I mean going for it, for quite some time and with more than a little vigor. It made Woodstown feel a bit like Woodstock (which is actually nearby).
Davina the Dragon chasing the tasty beats of a Lady Bug
There were also kids wandering around, which is always disconcerting at a party like this where people are naked and messy and the music did not stop for more than 100 hours. We saw some freaks so wasted they were humping inanimate objects, like the grass in the paddock. Maybe they ate the brown acid?
The music was outstanding, particularly at Echo Collective. There was bicycle
this is the effigy that was burned on Saturday night
jousting, free ice cream, and theme camps gifting stuff. A lot of people went to the trouble of creating a theme camp and actively contributing to the party. On Saturday night there was a Burn, which felt refreshingly like being on the Playa. Once the statue burned – in this case a tree with a bird’s nest – everyone danced around it in a circle.
The event was held at the Woodstown fairgrounds, opposite the local Cowboy Rodeo. I would estimate about 600 people attended, including at least 10 art cars. Would we go back? For sure. The world needs more Burns!
useful bicycle transportation
Lady Bugs charging at night at the Overkill trailer
The Temple; look for this at Burning Man 2012
the driver of this Jenky hay ride was the happiest farmer ever