What to Wear for this Years Burning Man Party in the Desert
The theme for the 2023 Burning Man festival is “Animalia” The theme will celebrate the animal world and our place in it, including real and imagined animals, mythic and remembered creatures, and the curious mental constructs that allow us to believe that imagined animals are real and real animals are imagined
Burning Man is not a festival, but a city created entirely by its citizens, who are active participants in the experience.
- When is Burning Man 2023?
Burning Man 2023 from August 27 to September 4, 2023 - Where is Burning Man 2023?
Burning Man 2023 will be held in Black Rock City, a temporary city built in the heart of Nevada’s Black Rock Desert - What are the preparations for Burning Man 2023?
The OMG Ticket Sale Registration will open from July 26 to July 28, 2023, and the actual OMG Ticket Sale will occur on August 2, 2023 - Who is the Burning Man is best explained by learning the history of Burning Man. To my mind we are all the Burning Man people, default humans are good to each other, for each other and with each other. A bit like Jesus, maybe? Shake the conditioning, baby!
- Why? It’s a full lifestyle for some people. The air is rarified, exemplary. Breathe. Just breathe.
Packing for survival essentials is recommended. Bringing extra stuff for the locals that forgot if you can afford it. An ongoing theme of burning man is sharing and giving. Bartering is a thing too. They have had police checkpoints in the past so expect that when considering bartering items.
Creation ideas for Burning Man include small ideas, beautiful outfits, big art installations and large engineering projects. Keeping in mind the limitations, the theme, and the ethos for Burning Man 2023 it’s your turn to make it happen. Based on the Animalia theme, the ethos of Burning Man, and the limitations of the event, here are some creation ideas for Burning Man 2023.
Don’t sweat the small stuff. Jewelry and accessories, face paint and body art, lanterns and light installations, costumes and clothing, sculptures and art pieces, interactive games and activities. Animal-print clothing and accessories, costumes inspired by mythical creatures and animals, outfits made from sustainable and eco-friendly materials, clothing and accessories made from recycled materials, outfits that incorporate natural elements such as feathers, leaves, and flowers, whips for the slave-drivers and animal tamers amongst us. Masks, pygmies, shamans and maori’s would theme well. Bring your bicycles, wagons and doge powered ice-sleds.
Go big or go home? Large-scale animal sculptures made from recycled materials, interactive art installations that explore the relationship between humans and animals, art installations that incorporate natural elements such as sand, rocks, and plants, or that use light and sound to create immersive experiences, or that explore the concept of ephemerality and sustainability. Turn your bus into a King Kong, probably going to be there, already in the works? You’ll need a special permit for that.
DJ’s and musicians will compete for the airspace.
Large engineering projects are on the organizers to design and build, but if you have any ideas that will help them out or combine them, well, this is what it’s all about. Sustainable and eco-friendly infrastructure for the event. Renewable energy sources such as solar and wind power. Water conservation and waste management systems. Transportation systems that reduce carbon emissions. Innovative and sustainable solutions for food and beverage service. Parking outside the city and in city transportation are an ongoing issue, because Black Rock City won’t be allowing you to drive around under the influence. Black Rock City 2023 will be an engineered marvel of cat herding, african safari’s, llama trek adventures all inside an impressive thirty three ring circus.
What ever you do, DO NOT FORGET your cameras. You’ll never see anything like this ever again. You’ll be pretty altered upstairs too, maybe you might need to bring a sober camera operator?
So what would you wear to this artistic, artsy, creative, exceptional, magnificent, bizarre, crazy, beautiful, imaginative, daring and sexy event?
Well, if you are like me and you just discovered AI tools, Perplexity and NightCafe to be specific, then ask them! Here’s some of my results for ideas of what to dress like, or be, for Burning Man 2023.
Burning Man 2023 is going to be amazing this year. The creative boost of Artificial Intelligence is going to turn Black Rock City into an incredible “Bestest Show on Earth” that will put the Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey in the dustbin of history. Bring your atmospheres. Enjoy the animal existence and don’t forget to breathe!
Some of last years ideas:
