The Playa is, as always, dotted with art installations ranging from the
profound to the simple to the amateurish. Since it's all ephemeral, and
done for free it should not be surprising that the latter be present. What
is always a pleasant surprise is that the superb and professional stuff
is there.
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Fish skeletons on the promenade to the man
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Long shot showing the man, the Temple of Joy and various art all the way to the perimeter fence shimmers in the distance
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Temple of Waterboy against the sunset
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Almost finished, the coloured drapes hang before the sunset as the tropical fish swim by
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Pedal powered 2-person swing was always popular
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Avenue to the marvelous temple of joy
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Rotating tunnel next to Thunderdome
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At night it burned
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Windmill at sunset
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Sleeping Beauty rests
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Solar powered sculpture against sunset-lit hills
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Men climb geodesic globe with kite festival in background
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The sea dragon and the baloon creature are two different pieces!
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Somebody had to do it. I hope they didn't burn it at the end.
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A pleasant place to sit, in an Octopus' garden, with you.
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Complex mobile in the desert
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Woman examines a dolphin at sunset
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Striking, but still under completion
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Innocence rises from the desert
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Detail on the astounding Temple of Joy
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Another detail on the Temple of Joy, near completion
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A school of dolphins(?) surfaces in the desert at sunset
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The man was always a popular hangout
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Viewers enjoy my giant wall of panoramic photos with Pleasure Cove camp behind
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A Piano, a Hammock, a Whale and fish -- know knows what it means?
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Fish swim around a cube
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Part of the flaming lilipad scene
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Man stands proud at sunset
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Detail on the Man
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View of the path to the Temple of Joy from the Man
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Draka was not moving this year
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Many enjoy the view from the man
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Lower view of the path to the Temple
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These pieces appear every year, this time way out in the desert
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A small forest out by the Duck
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A shrine at the very edge of the city
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This duck was a casino and bar at night
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Mermaid by the fence, with lit hills behind
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Striking piece, name unknown
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The Aural Reef, with flaming lilipads behind
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