Burning Man: The Open Playa

The dry lake bed where Burning Man takes place is called the "playa" and many art intallations are placed in the open, more desolate areas of the playa, outside the "city" where people are camped.

The Oil Derrick installation was the one that exploded (shown in an earlier post). Here you can see it from different angles. The statues beneath it are worshipping it in various ways. I think they look especially life-like from a distance.


I love riding around in the middle of a dust storm and stumbling upon an exit door. We were caught in a huge dust/rain storm when we were out on this bike ride.
The theme this year was "The Green Man" so much of the art was made of recyclables. I think this whale skeleton was made of recycled plastics.