Skin Burn This Weekend - A Tradition of the Burn2

This Saturday!



If you could not attend the Man Burn during the BURN2 Caravansary event in October, there will be two more opportunities to see a reprise of this year's spectacular Burn  You are invited to participate with us. No one is a bystander! You will be invited to dance, interact, BE a part of the experience. The playa will be closed to the public, with attendees given passage onto the playa for the Burn through a check­-in process. The BURN2 SKIN BURN check-­in area location will be given on the front page of the BURN2 website, and inworld through group notices in the Burningman 2.0 group. This is an open group ­ join it to stay current with all of BURN2’s events throughout the year.

Check-­in will be open and closed at the following times:

For the 12:00 PM SLT Burn: Open 9:00 AM SLT, closed 11:30 AM SLT

For the 8:00 PM SLT Burn: Open 5:00 PM SLT, closed 7:30 PM SLT.

Want more information? Check out these resources:

Website: http://burn2.org

Flickr: http://www.flickr.com/groups/burn2/

Twitter: http://twitter.com/#!/BURN_two

Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/BURN2BURNERS

Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/Burn2.SL/

Regional Page: http://regionals.burningman.com/regionals/cyberspace/second­life/

Contact people:

communications@burn2.org

Steering Committee: steering@burn2.org

BURNING MAN Regional Contact: secondlife@burningman.com

The following are pictures from the 2010 SkinBurn, when we measured "render weight" by "ARC". You can see that everyone was able to bring their Ava renders down to 1! It was awesome to see:)))

CYA there!

Come for the Freebies, Stay for the Art, and Music, and...

Burning Man and Burn2 (landmark to the gate HERE)are about having an experience where everyone values The 10 Principles. It's a very different event than most of the big events in Second Life, it's not about selling things or asking for donations for a cause, it is about creating an experience of participation, respect for others and the land, having fun, and enjoying each other's true gifts.

"Breath of Life" necklace, gift from the build, Valley of the Temple of Ra

One of these principles is the culture of gifting. "The gift culture, then, is most useful because it is a social lubricant – a legitimate way of reaching out to our fellow human beings that is non-exploitive and establishes a connection between people who have no other reason to talk to each other. It has nothing to do with an “economy” but everything to do with breaking down the barriers that isolate us as human beings." (Creavet Magister, Burning Blog)

 Steam Gypsy Caravan in Jade

My gift at My Oasis in Gypsum

One of my favorite builds is done by my neighbors Dusty Canning and Camsie Melody in Gypsum, The Pot Dealer. The beginning of the interactive build has you seeing the pots coming off the potter's wheel. 

A mechanical man on a skate board, then spray paints the clay.

Without giving away all the fun, there are several things to "play" with, but be careful, not everyone leaves with one of these colorful pots as a gift:))

Tommorrow - Burn2 Opens - The Second Life Celebration of Burning Man

It was press day today, and I only have time to leave some images.

The Burn is about Radical Inclusion, Gifting, Decommodification, Radical Self-Reliance, Radical Self-Expression, Communal Effort, Civic Responsibility, Leaving No Trace, Participation, and Immediacy.

The Man

will burn a week from Saturday in one of the most awesome light and fire works shows in Second Life.

Here's a description of some of the builds, but it is an incomplete list, There's so much more to take in. 

The following are pictures by Mangala Taurog, truly an impressive, warm, and richly textured build (LM HERE). The music, intricacies, and variety of the kasbah experience only lacks the smells. I highly recommend taking the time to explore.

(the back of the build, incredibly detailed)

After you complete the maze for "The Valley of the Temple of Ra" you will find a wonderful Egyptian temple, and an awesome gift necklace, "Breathe of Life"

This build is the beautiful fractally (?) textured, "Silk Roads Rest Stop".

Come and experience! More pictures to come.