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Burning Man 2018 Artwork

Detail of Shane Evans, Robot Resurrection, 2014m at the Maker Faire, San Francisco. Courtesy of the artist. #BurningMan  #Art  #Artists  #BlackRockCity  #Burners  In late August, some 75,000 people are expected to descend on seven square miles of Nevada desert to build Black Rock City, the annual, temporary home to  Burning Man . Within this massive footprint known as the Playa, artists, designers, technologists, and their creative collaborators mount dozens of otherworldly and ambitious art installations—recent years have included everything from a 55-foot-tall steel sculpture of a woman lit by 3,000 LEDs to a group of massive rainbow mushrooms made from corrugated plastic. A core part of  Burning Man culture , which celebrates art, community, and self-expression, these works are feats of creativity, collaboration, technology, and critical thinking. Not just awe-inspiring installations, they become sites for gatherings, meditation, merriment, and relaxation. Then, in the ev