Here we go again!

Hey Kidz!


I'm back with more Burning Man craziness. This time with a 36 foot high steel and fabric installation called the Tower of Transformation. This year's art theme is "Rites of Passage" and my contribution represents the passage from the contracted world of limitations to the expanding world of possibilities. The base of the sculpture contracts inward and is covered with battered armor plating which represents our defenses, and rusty chains that bind us in self-doubt and self-censure. The top is a perfect lotus blossom that opens outward representing pure potential and possibilities.



Visitors to the Tower of Transformation will be able to enter the base chamber and climb a chain ladder to a platform. There they can choose to ascend the hyperboloid structure, climbing through a narrow passage and entering the top through an opening in the top platform. At night, the Tower base will be lit with dark red flood lights. The hyperboloid tower rings will have ascending, sequenced rope lights that will lead the eye upward to the top where the lotus petals will surround visitors. At the top, the central spire will have hundreds of counter-rotating LED lights and ascending chasing light ribs that represent pure creative potential. Viewed from a distance, the top lotus blossom and the central spire will appear to float above the playa. 


Cool, huh? Well, it must not be too crazy because already five people have volunteered to help set up on  the playa! And several people have expressed an interest in helping with sewing, painting and welding. That's the fun thing about these projects: bringing people together with a shared creative vision.


Stay tuned for more updates soon. The web site will launch soon and I'll post some more photos here too. And if you're interested in going to the event, tickets go on sale tomorrow (Weds. Jan. 19th).


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Joe