Burning Man 2008 -- 2009

Obviously Voting for Change...

Review by Pat Darnell, 10/10/2008

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The Burning Man convention just ended for 2008 on September 1st. If you are not familiar with the event click HERE.

2009 Art Theme: "Evolution"
"Nature never made a plan, nor does it seem to copy very well. No living thing is ever quite the same as others of its kind. Charles Darwin called this Natural Variation. There is a kind of subtle chaos, a supple element of chance and change, residing at the core of living things. Our theme this year prompts three related questions:
1. What are we as human beings;
2. ...where have we come from;
3. ...and how may we adapt to meet an ever-
changing world?"

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OK, then we at MooPig have a few questions, observations also:

There's that word again: Change!! Is it evolution, or change, guys? Well, certainly don't expect me to reckon all your confusion... I'm just as much a frustrated academician as all of you out there.

It turns out, MooPig realizes very well there are many frustrated, even capable, designers out in the wide carnivorous world. Mindsets are no different today than when pyramids were built by our ancient relatives. Protein is still protein, and the physics of our living-spaces and environment have not "changed."

And Gravity has not yet been mapped so that we can decide if it is a particle, beam or electro-magnetic wave -- or something entirely different.

All those buzzwords you are using make me think you at Burning Man might just want to get together for a big party. So be it -- evolve into it, play with it... more ugly.

The Mind Shaft Society has some interesting links for the designer in you: click HERE...