Burning Man An Asian Fire

LAM Man On, Jack

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Molam3-c@mycityu.edu.hk

Q: How can we bring Burning Man to Asia?

What is Burning Man?

Burning Man is…

• An event: happens once per year in Black Rock Desert of America.

• A community: people stay a week, they build artwork, play games, organize performance.

• An Art activity: although not all people make art, art pieces are still the core element.

• An anti-commodification movement: artworks will not be sold but finally burned.

The Ten Principles

Radical Inclusion

ImmediacyParticipation

Leaving No Trace

Civic ResponsibilityCommunal Effort

Radical Self-expressionRadical Self-reliance

De-commodificationGifting

What will people do?

• Artistes: make art;• Volunteers: help artiste to make art;• Everyone: join activities such as dance group,

game playing, photo studio, bar corner etc.• Anyone: both as a performer and audience.

Value of Art:• non-commercial,• Collectively built,• Process-oriented,

(Embrace, 2014)

So-called free community!

Burn an Asian Fire:the challenges

• Quality of the Asian: Asian people tend to be less self-initiative.

• Quality of venue: Not all Asian countries possess appropriate desert.

Solution to people’s quality

• Tasks to finish: participants are requested to participate in at least two activities each day.

• Concrete rules to follow : participants should write and post what they work, play, perform; who they meet, how they think and meditate.

Solution to the siteTian Mo, Beijing

Solution to the site

• If we lacks desert, then we may try it on the

Sea!

Desert on the Huang Pu River

Burn An Asian Fire on the SEA!