On April 1st, we provided an announcement on ticket refunds – and we now have a follow-up update for you. To find out more, click on. More »
Since the lockdown slammed into us all at full speed back in March – and grounding all plans for any 2020 event in the desert – members of our team have been involved in realigning our energies and focus. And …More »
As we gather for the last time at Stonehenge Private Reserve, so DPW will have its own burn – The Hammer! Read H’s piece to find out more, and support the project. More »
(words: Marcos MOOP Bagz / photos: as per credit on hover) The MOOP map is finally here in all its glory! But first… What is Leave No Tace (LNT)? (LNT) Leave No Trace is one of the …More »
Writing and pictures by Solar Santa. The adventures of Solar Santa at the Burn 2019 in no particular order It is first light. The cherry picker is high in the sky and the DPW (Department of Public Works) electrician hard …More »
Writing and pictures by Solar Santa. Welcome back to Solar Santa’s continuing adventures. The journey to the Karoo is an ordeal. But an essential rite of passage. After over a thousand kilometres of tar road, in an overloaded car, the …More »
If it’s November, then it’s open season on DPW signups. Here’s word from Princess Caralot, our DPW Crew Wrangler: Howzit people of the dust! Are you thinking of applying to be on DPW but you’re not sure what …More »
It takes a special kind of person to hold the reins of DPW and help guide the crew that raise and raze Tankwa Town’s key infrastructure. Over the years the mantel has passed from Paul Jorgensen, to Paul Grose, to …More »
Words & Photos: Lara ‘Squeaky Queen’ Warren Burning Seed, Sanitation Services – Team Lead AfrikaBurn, WASH (Toilets) – Co-Lead Within a few minutes of landing in South Africa, I started to realise the effects ‘Day …More »
Words: Princess Caralot / Photos: as credited on shot There is nothing quite like being in a position to watch Tankwa Town disappear bit by bit until nothing remains. The landscape in which we hold our event each year …More »