Archinect - News 2024-11-21T11:40:05-05:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/150445931/inside-the-creation-and-demise-of-the-temple-of-together-at-burning-man-2024 Inside the creation and demise of the Temple of Together at Burning Man 2024 Niall Patrick Walsh 2024-09-11T07:00:00-04:00 >2024-09-11T15:21:50-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/d6/d66feadded52d5cfe54c989bbe56bdf6.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>With <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/20321/burning-man" target="_blank">Burning Man</a> 2024 concluded, organizers have shared imagery depicting the building, use, and ultimate demise of the <a href="https://archinect.com/news/article/150416402/burning-man-unveils-first-ever-black-rock-city-temple-design-from-female-bipoc-lead-artist" target="_blank">event&rsquo;s main temple</a>. Designed by Caroline &ldquo;Glitter Kitty&rdquo; Ghosn, the Temple of Together was inspired by Lebanese Khaizaran chairs and the artist&rsquo;s own decades-long battle with multi-generational trauma and illness.</p> <figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/5b/5b4e3e18c9d62080e92350c7d0faa07d.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/5b/5b4e3e18c9d62080e92350c7d0faa07d.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Image credit: Rand Larson</figcaption></figure><figure><figure><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/5d/5d8bceb60fd81ad0e543d07eaf980caf.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/5d/5d8bceb60fd81ad0e543d07eaf980caf.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=514"></a><figcaption>Image credit: Rand Larson</figcaption></figure></figure><p>The design of the temple seeks to portray &ldquo;the light that emerges when we come together with all parts of ourselves and with the oneness we share with all living things.&rdquo; The leading motif of the temple is the representation of two hands coming together in prayer, symbolizing a common gesture of unity, humility, and respect to almost all spiritual traditions.</p> <figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/9f/9f11c6b124ba815c7226238a800e823d.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/9f/9f11c6b124ba815c7226238a800e823d.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Image credit: Rand Larson</figcaption></figure><figure><figure><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/91/91ef11043f9371e802b36f0dd85e35dd.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/91/91ef11043f9371e802b36f0dd85e35dd.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=514"></a><figcaption>Image credit: Rand Larson</figcaption></figure></figure><p>The gesture of unity is depicted literally by the two hands creating the temple&rsquo;s entrance archway, but also in a more abstract sense through neo-Gothic pointed arches repeated throughout the design, ...</p> https://archinect.com/news/article/150416402/burning-man-unveils-first-ever-black-rock-city-temple-design-from-female-bipoc-lead-artist Burning Man unveils first-ever Black Rock City Temple design from female BIPOC lead artist Josh Niland 2024-02-13T12:34:00-05:00 >2024-10-25T04:07:38-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/07/07aa7e220c92a55122c8bdd2fb20d913.jpeg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p><a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/20321/burning-man" target="_blank">Burning Man</a>&rsquo;s official 2024 Temple for Black Rock City has been unveiled as an optimistic design rising to a height of 70 feet and shrowded in a woven latticed screen cladding with repeated neo-Gothic archways that carry a metaphor of togetherness amidst a backdrop of global conflict.</p> <p>The design took its charge from notable past iterations from David Best and will be called 'Temple of Together' as denoted by its repeated motif of hands touching in unison. Burner Caroline &ldquo;Glitter Kitty&rdquo; Ghosn was the Lead Artist chosen for her design, which is inspired by Lebanese Khaizaran chairs and her battle with multi-generational trauma and illness.&nbsp;</p> <figure><figure><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/59/599f468952b85e98cff1089290802051.jpeg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/59/599f468952b85e98cff1089290802051.jpeg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=514"></a><figcaption>Temple of Together by Caroline Ghosn. Design rendering by Maissa Sader</figcaption></figure></figure><figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/6e/6ef87ba0a5f6bfb8917958b8e8939d94.jpeg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/6e/6ef87ba0a5f6bfb8917958b8e8939d94.jpeg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Temple of Together by Caroline Ghosn. Design rendering by Maissa Sader</figcaption></figure><figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/3f/3f98cfc22fb95306ec51c8284a76dfb4.jpeg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/3f/3f98cfc22fb95306ec51c8284a76dfb4.jpeg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Temple of Together by Caroline Ghosn. Design rendering by Maissa Sader</figcaption></figure><p>Organizers say: &ldquo;We look for a design that is novel, yet still fits within the Burning Man Temple tradition of being a treasured sanctuary ...</p>