Burning Man An Asian Fire LAM Man On, Jack 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 Immediacy Participation Leaving No Trace Civic Responsibility Communal Effort Radical Self-expression Radical Self-reliance De-commodification Gifting

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 site Tian 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!