Tales From Black Rock City
Building 180 had the pleasure of venturing out into the dust for a number of weeks to build and share in the magic of Black Rock City!
Shannon contributed to The Shrine of Sympathetic Resonance by Tyson Ayers and Team, while Meredith worked on Head Maze with Matt Schultz and The Pier Group. Both were incredible feats and our team was sograteful to be on crew and get back to
our roots, building BIG ART and community.
The experience is difficult to put into words, so we'll let the pictures do (most of) the talking! We sent out a desert preview newsletter in May and we were SO excited to see computer
renderings come to life.
If you're an artist or a producer/designer/architect/etc. and need assistance with art, don't be shy and get in touch. We can help!
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The Shrine of Sympathetic Resonance by Tyson Ayers
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Head Maze by Matt Schultz and the Pier Group
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Left: Chandelier inside the Shrine of Sympathetic Resonance by Calli Beck, photo by Jeff Howard
Right: Room interior of Head Maze, Dizzy Data by Cory Rae Shaw and Meredith Winner
The event is unique as it allows for boundless creativity. People come together from all over the world to create a temporary city filled with art and play. The Folly (below) was a monumental structure by David Keane and the Folly Builders,
filled with intricate dwellings and art pieces. In the end, it too turned to dust.
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The Folly during build week. Photo by Jeff Howard
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Left: Kaleidoscope by Michelle Taniguchi, photo by Jeff Howard @lord_h0ward
Right: Cone Down by Josh Zubkoff and Sri Guttikonda of Looking Up Arts Foundation, photo by Peter Speyer @speyerphoto
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I.L.Y by Dan Mountain. Photo by Building 180 @Building180
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Henry Wu was kind enough to let us share his favorite photos as well! Thanks Henry!! You can find all of his work online here and his Instagram here.
Left: Broken, But Together by Michael Benisty
Right: Keys to The Universe by Dauer
Left: Paraluna by Christopher Schardt
Right: Expansion Pavilion by Shrine
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Stone 27 by Benjamin Langholz
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Building 180 was born from Burning Man. Too often we'd see these incredible sculptures tucked away in the corner of a warehouse and we wanted everyone to experience the awe and wonder we felt in the desert in the "default world."
Left: Syzygy (1/6th of full installation) by Taylor Dean Harrison
Right: Corpus by Michael Christian
Photos taken by the artists @taylordeanharrison and @michaelchristianart
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Heartfullness by Katy Boynton
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Left: Mariposita by Chris Carnabuci
Right: Elevation by Michael Christian
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Aerialists at the Man Base, designed by HYBYCOZO
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Left: Flybrary by Christina Sporrong
Right: Elevated Living Room - Could someone please let us know who made this?
A note from Larry Harvey:
"Our preoccupation has always been to craft space in such a way as to induce social interactions that would in turn generate a sense of community, but starting from the very immediate issue of how action
influences perception." In that spirit, come prepared to act, to engage, and to create new collaborations that will extend far beyond Black Rock City. This is your event and we can't wait to see you there."
Left: The Vortex by Keegan Olton Design
Right: Meredith Winner & Shannon Riley, founding partners, Building 180
With hundreds of pieces on playa, there was simply too much to explore with too little time. We're already scheming on next year and how we can contribute. We'd love to hear about your favorite pieces and
experiences on playa. E-mail us at info@building180.com to share!
-The Building 180 Team
