BINNEKRING BLOG
The Desert People at 6 o’clock
They look more weathered than the rest, and there’s a good chance your first shared dialogue with them might be quite offensive. Don’t take it personally – that’s just how DPW shows affection. More »
How DPW Changed My Life
It’s hard to describe the satisfaction and growth one experiences during 42 days of physical labour in a harsh environment, but H gives it a crack in her first blogpost here…More »
The Great Vlam Trek Part II
The immersion into Burning Man it is like pealing onion layers away – the more you do, the more you expose and the more you confront, the more you accept. The only way you can get through it without losing it is to surrender. More »
The Great Vlam Trek – Part I
A crazy 7 months of preparation and wrangling saw a diverse bunch of mad Burners put their faith in a cockamamie plan to visit the mecca of Burner culture and show what we can do here in Africa. More »
Taking art to Burning Man – AfrikaBurn Fire Collective update
The AfrikaBurn Fire Collective’s cargo container has arrived on the playa at Burning Man, and as things go into hyperdrive and the crew start their long haul to Nevada, organiser Graeme Allen (one of AfrikaBurn’s directors) provides us with an update and info on the project. More »
The Happening
When all else failed, one sat in one’s ‘lounge’ under the gazebo, sipped a cool drink and watched the passing parade. It was a pastime that never failed to entertain.More »
HELP LIZZY GET TO BURNING MAN!
For anyone attending AfrikaBurn over the past two years, there was one artwork that was the talk of Tankwa Town: Lizzie the life-size flaming T-Rex. Now she needs our help to get to Burning Man!More »
AfrikaBurn to Burning Man by Bicycle – update!
“The journal is safe and sound and the priceless cargo containing the hopes, dreams, desires and aspirations of many of the AfrikaBurn community is being well guarded and en route!” More »
Temple Tale
My friend Justin gave me this envelope before I left for NYC and he asked me to please put it at the Temple. I really wanted to know what was in it and why it was going to the Temple, but obviously I just had to wait till I got there.More »
Sleep in the Belly of a Beast!
Wanderlusting AfrikaBurners, listen close – ancient bellies are rumbling! Conventional sleeping arrangements are crumbling! Roooaawwrrr! Turn your humble tent into a sculptural spectacle and join the ranks of sleeping stegosaurii that will be taking up residence in the suburbs of Tankwa Town.More »
