BINNEKRING BLOG
Streetopia Legacy – Invitation to Contribute
UPDATE: The deadline has been extended to Tuesday 14th August 2018 As part of its ongoing legacy project, every year’s Streetopia event leaves some permanent works of art in Observatory – and an opportunity is available for you or anyone …More »
Hard Questions #1 – Inclusion
Words by Devin Isaacs and Travis Lyle Photos by Devin Isaacs and Mads Nørgaard The idea of inclusion sits front and centre of everything we do. “AfrikaBurn aims to be radically inclusive…” is one of the first lines anyone might read …More »
Report: The Borderland 2017
Words: Scheepers De Bruin Photos: Header by Amy Scott-Samuel additional images by Kat Catowski and Scheepers De Bruin Introduction This year I had the privilege to represent AfrikaBurn at the Borderland held in the Boesedal Kalkbrud abandoned granite quarry in Denmark from …More »
Unpacking “Working Title ____________________”
Words By The Tim Doyle (edited) photos from Gita Claassen and Simon Max Bannister part 1 – How Did This Happen? The theme “Working Title” came from a series of discussions over a long period of time. The first time …More »
Lost Property: Bikes, Buffs, and Cameras
This photo of a lost robot by Migel van As in 2016 It’s that time again; we’ve come through the other side, with a myriad of new experiences, and short a few material items. Whether it’s a bike, or a …More »
Department of Public Works Update #2 2017
Here it is – another soundbite and photo montage from the team presently on site and building our city. Reporting from the windswept desert – where things are going well, and there’s been a lot of extreme weather – here’s …More »
Department of Public Works Update #1 2017
Our DPW crew has been hard at work on site, building that city we’re all clamoring to get back to. They’ve already started grafting on the streetlamps and toilets, but why not hear it directly from the crew lead H: …More »
Our Bosberaad 2016
Words by The Tim – Propaganda and Pictures from H – Prose by Anon A lot of you may not know exactly what the AfrikaBurn Bosberaad is. Neither did I. It’s hard to explain what it is, perhaps easier to …More »
2017 Event Theme Callout
Tribe, Power, Time, Dream, Stof, Mirage, Archetypes, The Trickster, The Gift, X, …. AfrikaBurn 2017 Theme Callout What’s the point of the theme? The theme is a point of engagement or inspiration: it’s a conversation starting point, a proposition for …More »
Tankwa Town Incident Report
Report from Tankwa Town: It is with a heavy heart that we report that on Saturday 30th April, 52 year old Dana Lawless passed away after being airlifted off site from the AfrikaBurn event. Dana was travelling on her Theme …More »
