Afrika Burns

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You could be forgiven for thinking that Burning Man is just a party…a fantastical amazing mind-blowing party. It is a whole lot more than that. The Burning Man festival grew out of loose grouping of individuals and organizations who questioned, and continue to question mainstream, highly commercialised society and what it does to the notion and workings of community. Burning Man’s mission statement states:

“Our intention is to generate society that connects each individual to his or her creative powers, to participation in community, to the larger realm of civic life, and to the even greater world of nature that exists beyond society”.

As an official Burning Man regional event, Afrika Burns embraces and aims to embody the principles that have guided Burning Man and the community and ethos that has grown around it. The first gathering took place in the Tankwa Karoo 300 kilometers north of Cape Town, South Africa. There were over 1000 participants and 22 registered art works. The event was held over a 4 day period and drew particpants in from all over the world.