120 Mausoleum Tower
The Mausoleum is made of disgarded wood cutouts. It is a memorial to those who have died, even if society doesn't approve of how or why.
140 Wire Walker
an amazing sculpture built for Burning Man 2001 by Michael Christian
150 Desert Sunset
By the end of the first day, you make a transition to a desert pace and a BRC mentality. Burning man is about possibilities.
200 Parasols Under Flags
Flags on the playa provide a playground for dancers
210 Wave Hog and Tex Tatoo
These folks were riding the perimeter fence on a nice BMW.
300 Helix Fire Ring
The fire ring is an oasis of sorts. The artist installed a fuel source and metal frame on the open playa. The dancers and drummers showed up, and knew what to do -- all night long.
305 The Heat of Rhythm
The drummers were the engine of dance.
350 EL Wire Robes
"EL wire" is Electro Luminescence in flexible line. These are the robes of people in a crowd.
420 Shadow Man
who took this image?
440 Getting the Hot Foot
The pyrotech team did an incredible job at creating a safe, entertaining spectacle.
450 Fire Devil
The Burn generated its own "dust devil" tornados. We're not in Kansas any more.
470 Fire Dancer
The fire dancers added magic to the ritual of the communal burn
480 Bone Tree with Dancers
The Bone Tree is made entirely of bones found on the Black Rock Desert. The women came from elsewhere.
510 Sunday Burn 1
The Mausoleum burn, on Sunday night, is a somber and emotional ritual of remembrance.
520 Sunday Burn 2
The delicate filigree is consumed inside-out in a slowly expanding inferno. Moments later, the convection sucked up all the dust from the immediate surround, creating an empty, clear space around the structure.