Project Conception

The Archeon project builds community within a large and growing group of artists, fabricators, makers, doers, clowns, producers, performers, and instigators who have camped, played, cooked, wined, dined, suffered and laughed together over the years in the Black Rock desert. The project activities will strengthen the bonds we created and keep the creative juices flowing throughout the year and help us project forward our intentions for a brighter future through participation in local art communities.

The project’s overarching goal: For the team, the project is the shared experience.  Creative action requires empathy & vulnerability and there will be many hours spent building it. For the participants (at Burning Man) the sculpture calls attention to our recent isolation, builds self awareness and challenges all to take specific actions in their recovery.

The project involves metal working, electronics, celestial mechanics, nerdy theories, logistics, project planning, a bit of psychology and some big green lasers (!).

Read the Project Details page for more information.

Why are we doing this? Read the Motivation page

The idea of building a communication platform and collecting participants’ sentiments has been on my mind for a while.  During the event this year, through a series of conversations with Vertical Camp and Black Rock Yacht Club campmates, I realized the importance of community in its construction, and also its main objective to encourage participation in local, grass roots art projects. More on this thread to follow as the project progresses.