one small seed presents : Special Edition AfrikaBurn 2012

SHOW YOUR BURN YOUR BEST

‘ AFRIKABURN MEMORIES 2012

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show your burn

afrikaburn festival april 2012

founder | editor-in-chief giuseppe russo designer david plenderleith cover photographer: stu shapiro contributors/photographers Barend LĂ–eter, Taryn Lewis, Vincent Raffray, Karyn Reyolds, Harry Bodens, Patrick John, Jolene Bertoldi, Cheryl Traub Adler, Neo Morapeli, Matt Rosengarten, Jack Daniel Mason, Sarah Mitchell, Laren Robertson, jutta, ron paschke, jean- marc lederman, Julia green, stephan hambsch, daniel rautenbach, sarah duff, Lenita du Plessis, Wesley Davis, Paolo Deliperi, Mark Stead, donald Barnett, Moreau carole, Asanda Kaka, amber rathbone, carol bradley, david plenderleith, hailey, matt davidson, Virginie harel, Diaan Mynhardt, lisa millbacher, victoria, sandy mclea, thomas william neil va schalkwyk, laura jade chittenden, dane Neill, melanie bold, lisakAy burnell, Kieron jina, tammy fabian, aviv weil, .... eugene, stu shaper, primary benefactor, Lara Kirsten, Travis Lyle, Afrikaburn, editorial address The Planet Art Cc First Floor 32 Jamieson Street Cape Town 8001 subscription | back issue enquiries contact@onesmallseed.com www.onesmallseed.com This online magazine showcases all the best photographic submissions that our members have uploaded to the one small seed network site.

Matt Rosengarten http://www.onesmallseed.net/profile/MattRosengarten

Snapshot: AfrikaBurn Words by: Travis Lyle In Tankwa Town, Karoo, this is normal: 1. You can’t sell anything, and you can’t buy anything. Apart from ice.

2. There’s a camp that sells Lost Mind Insurance.

Some need it.

3. An enormous wooden sculpture with eight heads burns on the Saturday night. This is the San Clan.

Giuseppe Russo http://www.onesmallseed.net/profile/1c2gnlxxqj9e9

4. There’s a post office – Burning Mail – that will deliver your postcards in Tankwa Town, and in the default world.

5. Rangers are the nearest thing to a community police force. Only they don’t lay down rules, they simply mediate, and make sure people don’t hurt themselves.

Giuseppe Russo http://www.onesmallseed.net/profile/1c2gnlxxqj9e9

6. Mutant vehicles prowl the desert: bunny slipper bikes, sharks on wheels and mobile couches.

7. When darkness falls, Tankwa Town erupts into a wild show of flames, LEDs, EL wire and lasers.

8. There are no spectators, only participants.

Giuseppe Russo http://www.onesmallseed.net/profile/1c2gnlxxqj9e9

Giuseppe Russo http://www.onesmallseed.net/profile/1c2gnlxxqj9e9

Dane Neill http://www.onesmallseed.net/profile/DaneNeill

Dane Neill http://www.onesmallseed.net/profile/DaneNeill

BURN BABY BURN Julia Green http://www.onesmallseed.net/profile/JuliaGreen

Julia Green http://www.onesmallseed.net/profile/JuliaGreen

DESERT WALKING

6ISH STREET Julia Green http://www.onesmallseed.net/profile/JuliaGreen

Lisa Millbacher http://www.onesmallseed.net/profile/LisaMillbacher

Lisa Millbacher http://www.onesmallseed.net/profile/LisaMillbacher

UNLOCK LOVES POTENTIAL Taryn Lewis http://www.onesmallseed.net/profile/TarynLewis

Taryn Lewis http://www.onesmallseed.net/profile/TarynLewis

Mark Stead http://www.onesmallseed.net/profile/MarkStead148

Mark Stead http://www.onesmallseed.net/profile/MarkStead148

Mark Stead http://www.onesmallseed.net/profile/MarkStead148

‘A view into the magical place of AfrikaBurn, where you can be anyone or no-one, find friendship and love… A time of reflection and finding oneself: a true reality.’

Sarah Mitchell http://www.onesmallseed.net/profile/SarahMitchell

REST YOUR SOUL AND FIND BALANCE Sarah Mitchell http://www.onesmallseed.net/profile/SarahMitchell

BURNING Tammy Fabian http://www.onesmallseed.net/profile/tammyfabian

CRYTICAL SISTERS Tammy Fabian http://www.onesmallseed.net/profile/tammyfabian

PORNBUNTING

WOLF AND PANDA

FLAMETHROWER

LINE UP

Thomas William Neilva Schalkwyk http://www.onesmallseed.net/profile/ThomasWilliamNeilvaSchalkwyk

Diaan Mynhardt http://www.onesmallseed.net/profile/DiaanMynhardt

AS MOTHER NATURE INTEDED

MAD ALEX

TRIKE TRIP

Diaan Mynhardt http://www.onesmallseed.net/profile/DiaanMynhardt

Diaan Mynhardt http://www.onesmallseed.net/profile/DiaanMynhardt

Saturday night in Tankwa Town. I became a giant hugging panda, complete with fur and blinking LED lights spelling out my name and purpose: HUGZ. My plan? To go from camp to camp hugging out good vibes. I figured there’d be 10, maybe 20 hugs at most before people would get bored of me. Over 150 hugs later, HUGZ was a flippen hit! Cries of “OMG it’s a panda!” and “Can I get a hug?” followed by what can only be described as absolute “panda-monium” filled the night. Girls, guys, DJ’s, kids... there was enough of HUGZ for everybody who wanted some. I even met a lovely little female panda on the dance floor, which just topped my night off in the most perfect of ways.

The next morning, my back felt broken. I could hardly move, but the agony was well worth the joy HUGZ had brought the night before. Well worth the stories I kept hearing from smiling faces about the mysterious hugging panda that roamed Tankwa Town. Can’t wait to take him to Burning Man in August. Get ready Black Rock City, HUGZ is coming...

HUGZ THE GIANT HUGGING PANDA Aviv Weil http://www.onesmallseed.net/profile/AvivWeil

MR UBUNTU

VANI-TEA

Carol Bradley http://www.onesmallseed.net/profile/CarolBradley

TEA PARTY WITH MY JELLYFISH Kieron Jina http://www.onesmallseed.net/profile/KieronJina

LisakAy Burnell http://www.onesmallseed.net/profile/LisakAyBurnell

LisakAy Burnell http://www.onesmallseed.net/profile/LisakAyBurnell

LisakAy Burnell http://www.onesmallseed.net/profile/LisakAyBurnell

LisakAy Burnell http://www.onesmallseed.net/profile/LisakAyBurnell

Jean-marc Lederman http://www.onesmallseed.net/profile/jeanmarclederman

Jean-marc Lederman http://www.onesmallseed.net/profile/jeanmarclederman

Jean-marc Lederman http://www.onesmallseed.net/profile/jeanmarclederman

Jean-marc Lederman http://www.onesmallseed.net/profile/jeanmarclederman

Jean-marc Lederman http://www.onesmallseed.net/profile/jeanmarclederman

Jean-marc Lederman http://www.onesmallseed.net/profile/jeanmarclederman

Amber Rathbone http://www.onesmallseed.net/profile/AmberRathbone

Amber Rathbone http://www.onesmallseed.net/profile/AmberRathbone

The roar of the Dragon resonating to all the Village people to prepare for a night, a night full of mystical happenings, unlimited love and a life-changing experience in Wonderland.

Or realized?

I was sent to gather content: I dived right into the heart of the festival, without knowing anyone. I travelled with ’the Temple crew’ who had the task of building the Solace Temple - a place of retreat from the abnormal delirium that goes on in Tankwa Town. Waking up at first light was a trivial challenge in contrast to the actual sweat and effort that went into fighting the zealous desert conditions.

I felt lost with an unusual group of happy hippie strangers. I did not know how to act or who to be; the sense of self I had was tested. This place makes you forget how you think you see yourself. It’s amazing feeling renewed and having the chance to function as whomever in the new society.

Before we even got there I thought I had found a utopia. Is too much freedom a bad thing? I guess I have never truly released Day Two and the lines of normality had started to blur, ‘what is normal?’ and ‘what is this place?’

I think that those who thought the ’60s or ’80s were over, were wrong. This is a place where no money is accepted, where a new community arises and you embrace whatever persona you choose… any era is real if you want it to be.

While I was there I did not want to know who the people were, or what they did in the other world. I wanted them to be the magic I meet, and I wanted that to stay there. Everyone released who they were in such a unique way; I did not want clouds of judgment. Such a place is like a dream, I knew my time would come and then go. And I was ok with that.

I remember thinking that we are no-one outside this place, everything is so different; the other world was so far away, literally, and in my mind. I realize how stupid I was in thinking I would have time to read a Men’s Health for entertainment. In the reality I live I am free. I choose peace, and it flows through me. I was the only one with wide eyes and I began to see how you can spot a first-time Burner, with ’Cool’ definitely being the overheard word of my trip. I found peace in the magical place. Now to imagine those stars again…. I so quickly got used to that vast majestic landscape

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on my way back i was gifted with this poem which would love to share.

“The Africa Desert where magic turns real unexpectedly inapplicable only tells how i feel running through my mind with relentless persist i’m asking how such a place can exist I rode the storm & witnessed the flame wondering how is my mind still the same unlimited enjoyment, Just what the soul yearned never will i forget the time that Africa Burned “

LETS GET BUILDING

David Plenderleith http://www.onesmallseed.net/profile/davidplenderleith

David Plenderleith http://www.onesmallseed.net/profile/davidplenderleith

CONNECTION

AERIAL SHOT OF AFRIKABURN 2012

Vincent Raffray http://www.onesmallseed.net/profile/VincentRaffray

Stephan Hambsch http://www.onesmallseed.net/profile/StephanHambsch

Stephan Hambsch http://www.onesmallseed.net/profile/StephanHambsch

Stephan Hambsch http://www.onesmallseed.net/profile/StephanHambsch

Stephan Hambsch http://www.onesmallseed.net/profile/StephanHambsch

Stephan Hambsch http://www.onesmallseed.net/profile/StephanHambsch

Stephan Hambsch http://www.onesmallseed.net/profile/StephanHambsch

WALKING ON A DREAM

UNTITLED

UNTITLED

MAGIC DRAGON

Jack Daniel Mason http://www.onesmallseed.net/profile/JackDanielMason

UNTITLED

MAGIC MUSHROOM

Jack Daniel Mason http://www.onesmallseed.net/profile/JackDanielMason

Laura Jade Chittenden http://www.onesmallseed.net/profile/LauraJadeChittenden

/profile/LauraJadeChittenden

Voices of the Ancestors Performance Piece for the burning of Temple Solace, written and performed by Lara Kirsten Let the Voices of the Ancestors shake the Walls of our Temples Let their Voices strike Deep into the Heart of our Beings and sing the Harmonies of Solace into our Souls Let the Voices of the Ancestors break open over the Plains and sing over the entire Earth the Song that sounds in our Dreams and goes and sit in the Marrow until it transforms our Bodies into one Transcendental Wave

Jutta http://www.onesmallseed.net/profile/jutta

Let the Voices of the Ancestors be Fire in our Souls Let them Sing into the Agelessness of Time and make us believe We are Beauty We are Sun We are River We are Stone We are Air We are that which gives us Life Let the Voices of the Ancestors burn with the Celebration of Breath burn with the glistening Peaks of Waves burn with the Memory of Primordial Frequencies that once reverberated in our Primal Ears Yes, let the Voices of the Ancestors burn with the Desire to have the Flaming Power be lead through our Veins and free our Soular Potential Let the Voice of Fire show us the Road to Sacred Togetherness Let the Finger of Fire point the Way to Utter Release Let the Eye of Fire light the Paths of Transformation Fire sings in One Language that all Clay and Skin fathom without Cerebrality It is the Unrest of Fire that challenges our Sense of Peace It is the Embrace of Fire that teaches us to stand Together and Love Let the Voices of the Ancestors rise like the Flame rises like the Tide rises Let their Voices vibrate Let their Voices cascade through our Souls and let us Live Livelier than ever before

We the Living also have Voices that Sing Voices that Weep We are voices that come alive as soon as Breath and Soul is Born Let our Voices break through the Deserts break through the Forests break through the Oceans Let Fish and Bird hear We can Resonate With Song just as They can do The Vast Space begs to be filled with that Sweeping Line of Voice that colours Space with that Wondrous Harmony that is so strongly at Home in our Souls I want to be there where the Soul sings because of this Life’s Blessedness Let us give Love through our Voices Let us share this Voice we have had from Birth Thank you Sun, Thank you Fire for bringing Solace in the Dark, Cold and Lonely Days With your Light we can see to the Edges of the World with your Warmth we can believe in our Dreams The Voices of Fire The Voices of the Ancestors The Voices of the Living Let them resonate together in one Brilliant Harmony Let no Voice be silenced!

We all can Sing We all want to Sing We all need to Sing We all can Burn We all want to Burn We all need to Burn If we Raise our Voices, let it be in Song!

When we Light a Fire, let it be in our Hearts!

SAN CLAN

Jutta http://www.onesmallseed.net/profile/jutta

Melanie Bold http://www.onesmallseed.net/profile/MelanieBold

Melanie Bold http://www.onesmallseed.net/profile/MelanieBold

Melanie Bold http://www.onesmallseed.net/profile/MelanieBold

Melanie Bold http://www.onesmallseed.net/profile/MelanieBold

Jolene Bertoldi http://www.onesmallseed.net/profile/JoleneBertoldi BALANCING ACT

BALANCING ACT

HUMPS AHEAD

FIREWORKS

BURN BABY BURN

THE PERSISTENCE OF MEMORY

SURYA NAMASKARA A Jolene Bertoldi http://www.onesmallseed.net/profile/JoleneBertoldi

Lenita du Plessis http://www.onesmallseed.net/profile/LenitaduPlessis

Lenita du Plessis http://www.onesmallseed.net/profile/LenitaduPlessis

BOXING BUNNIES AT PEACE

FEAR GOD BURNING

SO MUCH FUN

FLY

Asanda Kaka http://www.onesmallseed.net/profile/AsandaKaka

Asanda Kaka http://www.onesmallseed.net/profile/AsandaKaka

REFLECTING

Asanda Kaka http://www.onesmallseed.net/profile/AsandaKaka

Harry Boden http://www.onesmallseed.net/profile/HarryBoden

Harry Boden http://www.onesmallseed.net/profile/HarryBoden

Harry Boden http://www.onesmallseed.net/profile/HarryBoden

Wesley Davis http://www.onesmallseed.net/profile/wesleydavis

Wesley Davis http://www.onesmallseed.net/profile/wesleydavis

Wesley Davis http://www.onesmallseed.net/profile/wesleydavis

Wesley Davis http://www.onesmallseed.net/profile/wesleydavis

Wesley Davis http://www.onesmallseed.net/profile/wesleydavis

Daniel Rautenbach http://www.onesmallseed.net/profile/DanielRautenbach

Daniel Rautenbach http://www.onesmallseed.net/profile/DanielRautenbach

Karyn Reynolds http://www.onesmallseed.net/profile/KarynReynolds

Matt Davidson http://www.onesmallseed.net/profile/MattDavidson

CALM AFTER THE STORM Matt Davidson http://www.onesmallseed.net/profile/MattDavidson

DESERT CARNIVAL Matt Davidson http://www.onesmallseed.net/profile/MattDavidson

PRISMATIC RESONANCE Matt Davidson http://www.onesmallseed.net/profile/MattDavidson

THE BURNING QUACK OF AFRIKA Donald Barnett http://www.onesmallseed.net/profile/DonaldBarnett

Donald Barnett http://www.onesmallseed.net/profile/DonaldBarnett

Donald Barnett http://www.onesmallseed.net/profile/DonaldBarnett

Donald Barnett http://www.onesmallseed.net/profile/DonaldBarnett

DESERT SUNSET MAGIC Virginie Harel http://www.onesmallseed.net/profile/VirginieHarel

DESERT DANCING Virginie Harel http://www.onesmallseed.net/profile/VirginieHarel

PATTERNS AND COLOURS

LOO SHOOTING Virginie Harel http://www.onesmallseed.net/profile/VirginieHarel

Moreau Carole http://www.onesmallseed.net/profile/MoreauCarole

Moreau Carole http://www.onesmallseed.net/profile/MoreauCarole

Moreau Carole http://www.onesmallseed.net/profile/MoreauCarole

Moreau Carole http://www.onesmallseed.net/profile/MoreauCarole

Moreau Carole http://www.onesmallseed.net/profile/MoreauCarole

Moreau Carole http://www.onesmallseed.net/profile/MoreauCarole

Moreau Carole http://www.onesmallseed.net/profile/MoreauCarole

Moreau Carole http://www.onesmallseed.net/profile/MoreauCarole

Ron Paschke http://www.onesmallseed.net/profile/RonPaschke

Ron Paschke http://www.onesmallseed.net/profile/RonPaschke

Ron Paschke http://www.onesmallseed.net/profile/RonPaschke

Ron Paschke http://www.onesmallseed.net/profile/RonPaschke

Ron Paschke http://www.onesmallseed.net/profile/RonPaschke

Blank Landscape and so it was.

Imaginal desert-scape, army vehicled, military fish and fire.

Colonels, engineers in tweed jackets and hats to match.

Leeds fella, with pendulous pendulum silver disc’d, sliced and diced.

Thorny, horny. Scoping, rhino segments tall hats with nipple caps Weathered stars and settling moons no tunes, just beats, guitars and drums Still now resounds and echoes.

Green is the after day.

Cheryl Traub Adler http://www.onesmallseed.net/profile/CherylTraubAdler

Hailey http://www.onesmallseed.net/profile/Hailey

AMONGST IT Neo Morapeli http://www.onesmallseed.net/profile/NeoMorapeli

SEXY PARADE Neo Morapeli http://www.onesmallseed.net/profile/NeoMorapeli

MUSIC IN THE DOME

DRAGON AT SUNSET

LIKE MOTHS TO A FLAME

BETWEEN THE LIGHTS AND THE FLAMES

DRAGON Neo Morapeli http://www.onesmallseed.net/profile/NeoMorapeli

BICYCLE Neo Morapeli http://www.onesmallseed.net/profile/NeoMorapeli

Sarah Duff http://www.onesmallseed.net/profile/SarahDuff

Sarah Duff http://www.onesmallseed.net/profile/SarahDuff

Sarah Duff http://www.onesmallseed.net/profile/SarahDuff

Sarah Duff http://www.onesmallseed.net/profile/SarahDuff

Sarah Duff http://www.onesmallseed.net/profile/SarahDuff

Patrick John o’Doherty http://www.onesmallseed.net/profile/PatrickJohnODoherty

Lauren Robertson http://www.onesmallseed.net/profile/LaurenRobertson

Sandy Mclea http://www.onesmallseed.net/profile/sandymclea

Sandy Mclea http://www.onesmallseed.net/profile/sandymclea

Sandy Mclea http://www.onesmallseed.net/profile/sandymclea

Sandy Mclea http://www.onesmallseed.net/profile/sandymclea

Barend Lรถeter http://www.onesmallseed.net/profile/BarendLoeter

Barend Lรถeter http://www.onesmallseed.net/profile/BarendLoeter

Barend Lรถeter http://www.onesmallseed.net/profile/BarendLoeter

You multicoloured, costumed, creative beauties - you blew us all away this year!

Over 5000 of us descended on Tankwa Town between 25 and 30 April this year to play, dance, laugh, create and share works of art, amazing spectacles, pure joy, and moments of breath-taking gobsmacking beauty and spontaneity. Once again, AfrikaBurn has served as a reminder of something bigger and better than the sum of its parts, something fearless and fabulous. And it was simply astonishing!

There were 81 registered artworks or installations this year, and 64 registered theme camps. And while not all of these managed the leap from imagination to Binnekring in the end, there were also several surprise pieces spotted around Tankwa Town. And some surprise performances as well, along with 14 registered performances and events, and at least 32 marvelously mutated art vehicles. That’s a whole lot of creative juice and a whole lot of joy!

And then of course, there was The Storm.

Reminding everyone who was boss, it came from the Northwest, and it knocked a lot of Tankwa Town ass over kettle. Quite a few large

Barend LĂśeter http://www.onesmallseed.net/profile/BarendLoeter

scale (and a few smaller) artworks were damaged. Among them were Carrot Egg (T-Rex & the Boxing Bunnies), Dragon, Khamsin and Owl Father Hoot Art In Heaven. The storm didn’t spare the theme camps either - Good Clean Fun, Domain and the LEDHEDz all took a beating, as did others. Also taking a beating - the road into AfrikaBurn, the vehicles on it and the areas where desperate campers drove haphazardly to avoid pools of water. And then there was the newly proclaimed Lake DMV. But at the end of it all, nobody was seriously injured, and in the spirit of communal effort everyone pulled together to rebuild, repair and reinvent. The show went on, and what a spectacular show it was!

To all who helped bring a theme camp, an art car, an artwork, a performance, an event, or an act of gifting to Tankwa Town, to all who volunteered their time and energy and got involved a great big thank you. You are AfrikaBurn!

Barend LĂśeter http://www.onesmallseed.net/profile/BarendLoeter