Brad Templeton's Photography
Art

Art

Samples of art installations all over the Playa. See special sections for the Man and Temple, and the Phone and Photo Wall. I didn't get to see, let alone photograph all of the art, even in a week.

Ambient Armchair Encounter, designed for relaxation
(1280 x 960 - 83K)
Ambient Armchair Encounter, designed for relaxation
Popular climbing sculpture
(855 x 1024 - 113K)
Popular climbing sculpture "Celestial Body"
Observer/Observed made the landscape look like Van Gogh's Starry Night
(1280 x 960 - 167K)
Observer/Observed made the landscape look like Van Gogh's Starry Night
Source of fire at night
(768 x 1024 - 66K)
Source of fire at night
Triangles good for climbing
(1280 x 853 - 130K)
Triangles good for climbing
Companion star to inflatable alien plant
(1280 x 853 - 60K)
Companion star to inflatable alien plant
Inflatable alien plant
(1280 x 853 - 95K)
Inflatable alien plant
(1280 x 853 - 111K)
"Jadu Beta", an an alien landscape, made of plastic bladders
Detail on inflatable alien plant
(1280 x 853 - 51K)
Detail on inflatable alien plant
Temple viewed through haze from a distance
(1280 x 853 - 100K)
Temple viewed through haze from a distance
Tree rises in the desert
(683 x 1024 - 131K)
Tree rises in the desert
4 stations allowed participants to generate music and interact
(1280 x 853 - 110K)
4 stations allowed participants to generate music and interact
Building made from CDs, still under construction
(1280 x 853 - 228K)
Building made from CDs, still under construction
K. goes through a door in the open playa
(683 x 1024 - 79K)
K. goes through a door in the open playa
Sculptures appear to walk out of the desert
(1280 x 853 - 142K)
Sculptures appear to walk out of the desert
People study my (dusty) panorama wall
(1280 x 853 - 155K)
People study my (dusty) panorama wall
Talk to God Phone foregrounds the
(683 x 1024 - 47K)
Talk to God Phone foregrounds the "Chairway to Heaven" -- both often had a line
Climbable array at sunset
(1280 x 853 - 73K)
Climbable array at sunset
Planetary viewing area, from above
(1280 x 853 - 185K)
Planetary viewing area, from above
The cometary globe from above
(1280 x 853 - 131K)
The cometary globe from above
Our free speech zone with surveillance camera, next to the solar car.  We had whiteboard based signs to make your own protest.  Fence was not completed (too much else to do.)
(1280 x 853 - 91K)
Our free speech zone with surveillance camera, next to the solar car. We had whiteboard based signs to make your own protest. Fence was not completed (too much else to do.)
(768 x 1024 - 104K)
"Chasm," an ancient forge with a complete instruction book in a created language, coming out of the desert
Mirrored sculpture captures many angles
(1280 x 956 - 134K)
Mirrored sculpture captures many angles
Lovely sculpture rises out of desert
(1280 x 960 - 103K)
Lovely sculpture rises out of desert
Unknown
(1280 x 960 - 119K)
Unknown
A giant golf set
(768 x 1024 - 90K)
A giant golf set
Curves from straight lines
(1280 x 960 - 145K)
Curves from straight lines
The other free speech zone, with a focus on megaphones.  You can't have too many
(768 x 1024 - 138K)
The other free speech zone, with a focus on megaphones. You can't have too many
Flags are backlit before the man
(1280 x 960 - 153K)
Flags are backlit before the man
A facade, late getting constructed
(1280 x 960 - 168K)
A facade, late getting constructed
Long line of triangles led from 10 o'clock toward the Temple
(1280 x 960 - 92K)
Long line of triangles led from 10 o'clock toward the Temple
A small home with picket fence out in the deep desert, complete with mailbox full of gifts.
(1280 x 960 - 146K)
A small home with picket fence out in the deep desert, complete with mailbox full of gifts.
Spiky art
(1280 x 960 - 165K)
Spiky art
A colourful ferris wheel rolled the Playa
(1280 x 960 - 147K)
A colourful ferris wheel rolled the Playa
Inflated orb, always fun to see people through
(1280 x 960 - 83K)
Inflated orb, always fun to see people through
Thunderdome again.  Perhaps getting a little tired, though always popular
(1280 x 960 - 139K)
Thunderdome again. Perhaps getting a little tired, though always popular

Burning Man 2004 Index

Art | Scenes and People | Above BRC | Art Cars and Transport
Fire | Free Phone Booth | The Man and the Temple of Stars | Decompression Party