Burning Man / Burning Life 2008 Theme
Wow... has it really been a year since I posted a blog entry about the future theme of the festival. So here we are again already looking to the next year and all that it holds.
Burning Man's and Burning Life's theme next year will be "AMERICAN DREAM". I personally would have prefered a less flag waving choice in an election year, but I don't get to choose. Of course there are going to be many different takes on this, and I imagine you'll get a broad cross-section of ideals. Right now I am stumped for any ideas myself.
To help better understand the theme, the Burning Man website has this description of the festival next year:
"This year's art theme is about patriotism -- not that kind which freights the nation state with the collective weight of ego, but a patriotism that is based upon a love of country and culture. Leave ideology at home; forget the blue states and the red; let parties, factions and the so-called issues that divide us fall away. Flag burning or flag worship play no part in this year's theme. Ask yourself, instead, a more immediate question. What has America achieved that you admire or feel proud of? What has it done or failed to do that makes you feel dismayed? Put blame aside, in this election year, and dare to ask an even greater question: What can postmodern America, this stumbling, roused, half-conscious giant, yet give to the world?"
You can read more about it here:
http://burningman.com/art_of_burningman/bm08_theme.html
So get your thinking caps on it's only 300 days or so until the next Burning Life Festival.
Thanks
GavinLeigh Wake
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