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METAMORPHOSES • DRINKING BACON EDITION • AUGUST 29, 2019 • VOLUME XV, NUMBER III • DIANA & 6:15 • WWW.BLACKROCKBEACON.ORG MARIAN TALKS TRASH Levitt Greg by photo BY ALEXXX admitting the journey has been both term permit from the government. Marian Goodell, the first CEO interesting and disheartening, Mar- Marian pointed out that Burning of the Burn, shared some sage ad- ian went on to explain the critical Man has a good environmental record, vice with fellow burners: Every importance of every single burner fol- is a safe place and is self-policing. single burner must leave no trace. lowing the practice of Leave No Trace. Also, Burning Man does not sell beer Speaking Tuesday afternoon at the When the dumpster at a 7-11 in Reno like events in Europe. She went on to Pineapple Motel, Marian gave a brief (next to the In-N-Out) gets inundated caution that our use of the Playa is talk about her personal burner his- with burner garbage, the BLM hears conditional on everyone's behavior. tory (she dated Larry Harvey for five about it. When an unsecured bag of The possibility of Jersey barriers is years), and then answered questions burner garbage flies off the roof and real. The possibility of invasive searches sits on Paiute land, the BLM hears at the Gate is real. We all need to do our from burners. She was asked about MAN'S BRAIN UPDATE: Artist Dan Miller stopped by the Beacon camp while about it. Every incident of irresponsi- part to maintain a positive public image the Bureau of Land Management's making rounds of the city on his bike, trailering the Man's Brain with him, ble garbage removal makes it a little bit of Burning Man so this unique event (BLM) latest response to the Bmorg's along with paper and colored pencils to inscribe thoughts. The pyramid ped- request for a 10-year permit. After harder for the Bmorg to acquire a long- can continue well into the future. estal mentioned in our Gate Edition didn't make it to playa, but Fuzz Patrol is still his home camp, at 3:30 & F. There is a Temple of Thought mailbox at 3:32, Dollhouse startles 800' from the Man, adjacent to big red lips--leave your thoughts there. Dan Climb the kissing bees, honey feels this project allows the Man to be a participant, and not just a spectator. BY KITCHEN WITCH photo by Rivers at Homebrew4AHomebrew Rivers at by photo The Burning Man experience is typically a Saltmine welcomes you joyful one: full of smiles from new friends, Living room in the air offers lovely views. hugs at deli counters, and rainbow bridg- es leading to bunny parades. But for some, BY JADY BROOKS, AKA HIGH FIVE ideas.” Spencer says, describing how one this overloaded fun fest can also create an member may have the concept, while Utah gets a bad rap, sometimes. We unwanted gag reflex. others have the skills to make it “safe act and dress funny. Salt Lake City is a enough” for the playa. If you find this repulsion a familiarity, blue dot on a red board that often gets This year, the group’s most ambi- the Playa has a dark treat in store for overlooked. We are the dorky next-door tious project, “Welcome Home” began you. Drawn by their shared affinity to the neighbors to Nevada who don’t always as a concept project of two chairs on dark and macabre, the House of Rituals get invited to the cool parties. 12-foot ladders. “If you’re 12 feet off the Collective from Eugene, Oregon, reveals a Saltmind Artistic Collective, in Salt playa, you can see the entire city," said fascination with strange art and technol- Lake City, Utah, is seeking to change that Spenser, explaining how two chairs, side ogy in an inaugural Playa art piece. perception, one installation at a time. by side and 12 feet off the ground, be- Awaiting you is a transformative expe- The group's inaugural project, a mu- BY BETH VANDERWERKEN came the genesis of entire living room rience of childhood pleasantries into bee to the next is known as the “bee’s kiss” tant vehicle known as “The Classic Slide”, and dining room set affixed to steel lad- interactive oddities. Transcend age and If you listen closely, amidst the sounds and results in the production of honey. has been making the rounds at Burning ders. You can climb the structure and venture into a supernatural realm as you of laughter and undernoted by distant bass, Serving as a climbable and whimsically Man since 2018, and this year the group settle into a comfy couch above the RVs explore the spooky rooms of this haunted there is a buzz on playa. interactive art installation, this piece not only received a grant for an installation on and camp structures, enjoying a view of two-story Victorian and discover some of From the artist behind Cirque de Re- provides pleasure to the participant but also Playa, dubbed “Welcome Home”. the city rarely seen. your juvenile nightmares. flexions (2015), Trasparenza (2016), It's offers insight into the crucial role honeybees Saltmind, "collectively pursing fun You can nap on the couch and catch play in our own survival, even as their popula- times," is more than 20-strong: artists, Breaking the paradigm of “no touch” a Chicken and Egg Situation (2017), and the sunset over the city, you can have a tion is under threat. designers, and collaborators making art art, this five-lady power team invites you Bebot (2018), London-based artist Andrea nice family dinner sitting with feet dan- “One out of every three mouthfuls of throughout the year for the Burn as well to a full sensory experience. Implement- Greenlees shows her admiration towards our gling in air, and you can play an epic food starts with the pollination process,” An- as regional projects, including Utah’s ing puzzle-like elements throughout the world’s greatest pollinators in her latest work, game of "the floor is lava," as described drea wants to remind the viewer. Inspired by own regional burn, Element 11. Sporting house, make sure to open the closets, Bee Dance. by Brian Dean, this author's point of the visual of people clambering over the art day jobs and side hustles, they work on cupboards and doors for the surprises The “tremble and waggle” are not contact for Saltmind. “Welcome Home” work, just as pollen would cling to a bee, you the weekends and in the hours of sun- that await. Take a look in the infinity mir- grooves set to the tune of a Motown hit, but is sponsored in part by group member are invited scale this structure’s outer shell, light after work, some putting as many ror and notice how you and the sounds are based on dances used in bee colonies to donations, and in part by a Burning Man or nestle inside for an epic view of its partner as 40 hours over the week to bring their around you seem to go on forever. depict locations of food resources and to re- LLC Artistic Grant. “We make spooky cruit receiver bees to collect the nectar from across and the landscape that abounds. projects alive. stuff, but we make it engineered well.” Let’s not forget about the dolls, our favor- returning foragers. Standing twenty feet high Bee Dance is at 11:55 and 1280', between Spenser Heaps, a transplant from Visit Saltmind on playa at Camp ite tea-party friends. They love to be held and twenty-five feet wide, this pair of kissing the Man and the Temple. For more informa- Massachusetts, has been to the Burn 6 Armageddon, and be sure to check out and walked around the rooms, but watch bees intertwined at the feet demonstrates this tion on the past and present works of Andrea times, camping with the majority of Salt- the living room/dining room on steel out, jealous eyes will track your steps! If intricate form of dance language. The repeat- Greenlees and her crew, please visit: www. mind with Camp Armageddon on Playa. ladders, “Welcome Home”, at 8:16 and you find yourself looking to escape, good ed passing of nectar from the mouth of one andreagreenlees.com “The benefit of being a collective and 1498', about halfway between the Espla- luck. Even the windows will startle you Olsen Jimmy by photo working together is that we can feed off nade and the Man. back in for more. each other’s enthusiasm, feed off their The Dollhouse is in the deep playa at 11:20 Levitt Greg by photo and 4400'. For more information on the collective and this piece, visit: www.house- ofstrangerituals.com/the-dollhouse A Sculpture of Mammoth Proportions BY JIMMY OLSEN Just north of Las Vegas, NV, at Tule Springs, lies one of the world's richest ice age era fossil beds. Tahoe Mack came up with the idea of the life sized mammoth for her Girl Scout Gold Award after listening to a presentation by Sherri Grotheer of The Protectors of Tule Springs. Protectors of Tule Springs was informally founded in 2006 in an effort to preserve the last of the undeveloped portions of the Upper Las which include mammoth fossils. Her search using metal collected by clean up crews at the Vegas Wash basin in the Northwest portion of for artists who could create this sculpture led Tule Springs location. Dana suggested mak- BLACK ROCK CITY POPULATION NOW INCLUDES CREDENTIALLED STAFF, SO the Las Vegas Valley.