Blazing Swan

Blazing Swan

Blazing Swan Logo spray painted onto an art piece in 2015
Location(s) Jilakin Rock City, Kulin, Western Australia, Australia
Inaugurated 2014
Most recent April 12–18, 2017
Next event March 28 - April 3, 2018
Website
Blazing Swan

Blazing Swan is an annual regional Burning Man event held in Kulin, Western Australia. It is an experiment in temporary community and artistic expression, and is guided by ten main principles, including radical inclusion, gifting and radical self-reliance. The event occurs around Easter each year, usually over a period of seven days. The event location is in dry bushland near Jilakin Lake, and is referred to as Jilakin Rock City. Each year a swan-shaped wooden effigy is built and burned at the culmination of the event.

History

Blazing Swan was started by a collective of artists/producers whom have all attended the Burning Man Festival in the USA and were inspired to organize an official regional event in WA.

Year Theme Date Participants Ticket price Notes
2014 Inception 24–28 April 1400 $145-$195
2015 Inspiration 1–7 April 1900 $145-$255
2016 Illumination 23–29 March 2500 $150-$250
2017 Elemental 12–18 April TBC $150-$250

Culture

Eleven Principles

Blazing Swan is understood not as an event, but as referring to a way of life lived consistently with these 11 Principles. They are meant to be taken as a whole, as a set of commonly-understood values.[1]

Theme Camps

Theme camps are an integral part of Burning Man culture. These are established by the event participants and contribute to the unique identity of Blazing Swan.

Theme camps at Blazing Swan 2016 include:

  1. The Far Away Tree Tribe - ҒΔTT camp
  2. The Anti-Precludian Reading And Performance Society
  3. Silent Disco: Illumination
  4. Fort Swan
  5. Twisted Jah
  6. Blaze Skate Park
  7. Papazahns
  8. Shiva's Tea House
  9. Warm & Fuzzy Theme Camp
  10. Pirate Pikelets AKA Blazing Swan- Steampunk Pancake Kids Kamp - SPKK
  11. Outrigger Island
  12. Ropespace
  13. KaMp Koasis
  14. Camp Anita Cocktail
  15. Aruma
  16. Kaleidoscope Mandala
  17. Forbidden Fruits
  18. Saraswati's Song
  19. High Flyers Disc Golf Club
  20. Detox
  21. Shadynastys
  22. Flaming Big Kids Funpark
  23. The Alliance AKA The @lliance
  24. Dragon Fire
  25. Fairy Tribe
  26. Serene Green
  27. Fluffs on Tour
  28. Camp Unicorn Powwwwwerrrrr
  29. The Church of Belligerence
  30. The Lab
  31. Tribal Tribe
  32. High Tide
  33. Soundscape
  34. Visual Creation Manipulation Station
  35. Fire Tribe
  36. Community Roots
  37. Jam Camp
  38. Pom Pom Palace
  39. The Bomb - Blazing Swan Information Radio
  40. Phoenix Dreams
  41. Moonbase
  42. MoVeMeNt MaDdnEsS
  43. TBC (Heavy Petting Zoo)
  44. Mike Parry & Associates
  45. Art Slut Society
  46. GSN
  47. Booth With No Name
  48. Greasy Pirates
  49. XYZ
  50. No Limit Camp
  51. Liberation Station
  52. The Soup Kitchen
  53. Black Lagoon
  54. Camp Random
  55. Temple Guardians
  56. Tribal Progression

Blazing Swan, Inc.

Blazing Swan, Inc. is the not-for-profit incorporated association dedicated to organising the annual Blazing Swan event. Its headquarters are in Fremantle, Western Australia. As per Blazing Swan Inc.'s constitution, its main objectives are to:

(a) organise, develop and promote:
(i) an annual arts, music, and cultural festival which is inclusive, accepting, and safe;
(ii) other related events promoting self expression, identity and understanding;
(b) foster and create new art projects in Western Australia;
(c) develop and support workshops and training activities;
(d) support and develop community based fundraising events to further the Association’s objects;
(e) train volunteers to facilitate the Association’s objects; and
(f) conduct the Association’s activities in an environmentally sustainable manner.[2]

Community Involvement

Blazing Swan Inc. is involved with a number of community art projects and philanthropic activities in Western Australia. Some examples are:

References

  1. "10 Principles of Blazing Swan". Blazing Swan. Retrieved 2015-12-30.
  2. "About Us". Blazing Swan. Retrieved 2015-12-30.
  3. "Art at Blazing Swan". Blazing Swan. Retrieved 2015-12-30.
  4. "Blazing Swan Comes To WA". Rotunda Media. Retrieved 2015-12-30.
  5. "Blazing Swan memento: Kulin's giant egg". ABC Great Southern WA. 2015-04-14. Retrieved 2015-12-30.
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