Art Trek - The story of the uninstalled installation: Spiderburn
In our section "Art Trek" we went to meet the creators who were at the peak of their work on the installations for Midburn 2023. We heard...
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The 10 Principles
Burning Man co-founder Larry Harvey wrote the 10 Principles in 2004 as guidelines for the newly-formed Regional Network.
They were crafted not as a dictate of how people should be and act, but as a reflection of the community’s ethos and culture as it had organically developed since the event’s inception.
Immediacy
Immediate experience is, in many ways, the most important touchstone of value in our culture. We seek to overcome barriers that stand between us and a recognition of our inner selves, the reality of those around us, participation in society, and contact with a natural world exceeding human powers.
Leaving No Trace
Our community respects the environment.
We are committed to leaving no physical trace of our activities wherever we gather.
We clean up after ourselves and endeavor, whenever possible, to leave such places in a better state than when we found them.
We welcome and respect the stranger.
No prerequisites exist for participation in our community.
Radical Self-reliance
Burning Man encourages the individual to discover, exercise and rely on their inner resources
Radical Self-expression
Radical self-expression arises from the unique gifts of the individual. No one other than the individual or a collaborating group can determine its content.
It is offered as a gift to others. In this spirit, the giver should respect the rights and liberties of the recipient.
Radical Inclusion
Anyone may be a part of Burning Man.
We welcome and respect the stranger.
No prerequisites exist for participation in our community.
Participation
Our community is founded upon active participation. We believe that transformation, whether personal or societal, can only occur through dedicated participation. We realize being through action. Everyone is invited to participate. Everyone can play.
Gifting
Burning Man is devoted to
acts of gift giving.
The value of a gift is unconditional. Gifting does not contemplate a return or an exchange for something of equal value.
Decommodification
In order to preserve the spirit of gifting, our community seeks to create social environments that are unmediated by commercial sponsorships, transactions, or advertising.
We stand ready to protect our culture from such exploitation.
We resist the substitution of consumption for participatory experience.
Communal Effort
Our community values creative cooperation and collaboration.
We strive to produce, promote and protect social networks, public spaces, works of art, and methods of communication that support such interaction.
Civic Responsibility
We value civil society.
Community members who organize events should assume responsibility for public welfare and endeavor to communicate civic
responsibilities to participants.
They must also assume responsibility for conducting events in accordance with local, state and federal laws.
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