Elemental Interactions: AIR!

• Kinetic sculptor, David Boyers www.boyersculpture.com

David's work has been exhibited in public settings throughout Nevada and at last year's Burning Man event. His creative process is one of experimentation and discovery, working with many moving pieces and complex sculptural elements to create an artwork that comes to life in the desert winds.

A Nevada resident and desert explorer , David draws inspiration from the textures and colors of weathered, aged metals, and often uses found metal scraps in the construction of his works.

• MacArthur Fellow Ned Kahn nedkahn.com

An artist from Northern California, Kahn replicates the forms and forces of nature. Happening across his work can be a stupefying experience since typically invisible or unobservable forces are felt as immediate, bodily experiences, as natural effects, which are only later discovered to have been artificially constructed. The planet's complex, random and aleatory perturbations become manifested visually, tactilely and acoustically in his work. At times he re-creates environmental conditions in controlled settings, and at other times, he lets nature animate his works. Across the breadth of his work, the artist expertly choreographs natural phenomena. Kahn combines science, art and technology to integrate natural, human, and artificial systems, and his specific works emphasise natural elements, such as water, fire, wind and sand; how these behave independently, and how they interact.

• Black Rock City Airport aviator, Lissa Shoun, A.K.A. Tiger Tiger, who will tell us about the operations, history and community of people who make up BRC International Airport.
  

Sitting on the perimeter of Black Rock City, the Black Rock City International Airport remains to be one of the most intriguing communities to rise from the desert. Flying at nearly 4,000 feet above sea level, with thin, hot air, 50 mile an hour winds, and the danger of dust storms ever present, it is a challenging landing for even seasoned pilots. As the number of flights in increase each year an amazing and dedicated group of volunteers keep the city and airport safe, while nurturing one of the most eclectic interesting extended families in Black Rock City. The beating heart at the center is Airport Manager, Lissa Shoun, AKA Tiger Tiger. A pilot who has flown into Black Rock City since 1996, Tiger Tiger has been managing the airport since 1997 with the help from a core team of dedicated volunteers. Lissa will tell us about the history and operations of one of the worlds most unusual airports.

read more about BRC International Airport in  Air & Space Magazine's August 2007 article.

or visit Burning Man's page about the airport.

• Demonstrations and exhibits by Wizzard (a.k.a. Bob Marzewski) wizzard.com
  

Wizzard (a.k.a. Bob Marzewski) is a 10 year burner and 9 year playa artist. Prior to moving to Silicon Valley in
1994, Bob was taught physics and other sciences for 15 in Australia, Michigan and Colorado. As a teacher, he adopted a unique, engaging program in which his students learned to perform scripted shows that included exciting, flashy chemistry & physics demonstrations that they would then perform for local 1st-6th grade students. He called these shows the "Mr. Wizard Shows", in honor of the Don Herbert TV shows that inspired Bob as a child, and Mr Wizard soon became his nickname. As an entrepreneur during the dot com days, he registered
wizzard.com (wizard.com having already been taken),  formalizing the nickname (and spelling) to the point where most of his acquaintances soon knew Bob only as Wizzard.

Wizzard's Burning Man projects include Wizzard da Vinci (2000), Wizzard Oasis (2000-2003), ...a place to
stand... (2003), Pagoda of Infinite Reflection (2004),
and Intelligent Design (2006), and THE END (2008).