Burning Man 2010 - Metropolis: Dragon Smelter and Mal-Mart Mega Store

Mal-Mart Mega Store

Burning Man 2010

Metropolis: The Life of Cities

Hometown: Los Angeles, CA

Mal-Mart is an exploration into America's consumer driven society where the shopping mall reigns supreme. Mal-Mart will deconstruct the shopping experience by offering Burning Man residents their first multi-level shopping mall where nothing is for sale and ideas are more valuable than "valuables.

Dragon Smelter

by Emma Macchiarini-Morris

Contact Email: danny1mac@sbcglobal.net

The Dragon Smelter is an 18 foot high steel sculpture with a crucible built into it's belly. We will take this creature out to the desert, fire it up and use recycled aluminum cans to create original sculptures right there on the playa. Citizens of Black Rock city will be encouraged to participate in the process of creating these sculptures. This year we will also be creating "Karma coins" in a smaller smelter for participants. The coins can be used for barter, or worn as souvenirs.

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