The Black Rock Arts Foundation supports interactive art projects
in off-playa communities, worldwide and year round. Though the
focus of our work is off the playa, each year we return to our
source of inspiration, to that city where interactive art is
everywhere you look: Black Rock City.
We eagerly look forward to our stay on the playa as an
opportunity to connect with our supporters, to inspire others to
instigate interactive artworks in their hometown and to educate
about our mission and our projects.
On-playa, we host an art-making activity that bridges the gap
between those who are able to visit BRC, and those who cannot.
This year we embrace Burning Man’s theme, Evolution,
bringing into play a fun side note in art history: the game of
Exquisite Corpse. Exquisite Corpse is best known as a
collaborative drawing game invented by the Surrealists.
Whether or not you can make it to BRC this year, we invite you
to play Exquisite Corpse by mail… and get a drawing mailed
back to you, postmarked BRC! To read more about how to play and
participate, visit
http://bmbraf.wpengine.com/events/on-the-playa-2009
… or stop in on the playa and play a game!
In addition, we are making pillows for our camp. Get Involved!
YOU are the artist! We’re looking to you, our extended,
international community of Burners and Non-burners alike, to
help us create pillows for our Petri Dish on the Playa and and
to submit them to the project via mail. See below for guidelines
and instructions.
Guidelines and Instructions:
1. Pillows can be 8 inches to
1 or 1 1/2 feet. A little larger or smaller is fine.
2. We encourage you to use reclaimed and reused fabric. Look
around… any old items of clothing you can cut up? Any left
over fabric from past projects you can use? Make it a goal to
not buy any materials and you’ll be surprised of the
creative solutions you come up with!
3. We are trying to make the pillows resemble amoebas, in their
many forms.
4. Avoid using any sparkly or fuzzy fabrics that may shed or
applique items that may fall off.
Black Rock Arts Foundation
3450 3rd Street, Bldg 2A
San Francisco, Ca 94124
Pillows will be accepted on the playa, but we prefer to have as
many as possible before then. Please mail them if you can! Mail
in deadline is August 17, 2008.
THANKS FOR PARTICIPATING!
Exquisite Corpse
